//: c06:FinalArguments.java // From Thinking in Java, 2nd Edition // Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com // (c) Bruce Eckel 1999 // Copyright notice in Copyright.txt // Using "final" with method arguments class Gizmo { public void spin() {} } public class FinalArguments { void with(final Gizmo g) { //! g = new Gizmo(); // Illegal -- g is final g.spin(); } void without(Gizmo g) { g = new Gizmo(); // OK -- g not final g.spin(); } // void f(final int i) { i++; } // Can't change // You can only read from a final primitive: int g(final int i) { return i + 1; } public static void main(String[] args) { FinalArguments bf = new FinalArguments(); bf.without(null); bf.with(null); } } ///:~