If you run the following code in the Groovy console it prints "8"
class F {
private final Integer val = 2
def set(v) {val = v}
def print() {println val}
}
def f = new F()
f.set(8)
f.print()
In Java this code wouldn't compile because you can't assign a final
reference after the constructor has run. I know that for properties, final
indicates that the property can't be changed outside the class, but what does it mean to mark a private field final
?
Thanks, Don