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26 questions linked to/from Why would one mark local variables and method parameters as "final" in Java?
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Why is it considered good practice to mark method parameters as final? [duplicate]
Let's say i have a method being called by passing an object. public String retrieveXyz(Criteria criteria){ //get some info out of criteria and do something. } Is it a good practice to make the ...
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Should I mark all method parameters as final and specify type
Effective dart specifies that top-level variables should be final when applicable: https://dart-lang.github.io/linter/lints/prefer_final_fields.html However, I could not find any information about ...
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Intellij Idea propose to set final for everything if possible, why?
I'm a bit confused, my Intellij Idea warns me if no final modifiers everywhere when possible. Actually final is very good option, and of course its needed in lots of cases like methods parameters, ...
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Java :Using final for local variables [duplicate]
What is the use of using final keyword for local primitive variables in java. Is there any performance benefit ?
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The final local variable cannot be assigned: Android
My program reads data from socket and now I want to display that data in a textbox. I splitted the data into seperate variables and here is my code: final int aData = 0; ...
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Open source Java projects that use `final` modifiers everywhere
The issue of using or not using the Java final keyword has been discussed many times on SO. I am trying to collect some well-known open source Java projects that are using it. I haven't found any so ...
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Using final parameter correctly in Java
In C++, as much as I know, it is a good practice to add const parameter to these variables which are not going to change and to these methods, which return values, for example: bool ExpenseManager::...
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Need to know about one PMD rule [duplicate]
I use PMD tool to find errors in java code if any. One common suggestion PMD gives is that "Local variable {local_variable} could be declared final". Is it necessary to declare all local variables as ...
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Marking method parameter final, value of [duplicate]
In this example, what value does declaring Object final offer? private void doSomethingClever(final Object o) { }
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How final keyword improves the performance? (memory wise or speed wise)
Consider the following declaration at the top of a class: static int intVal = 42; static String strVal = "Hello, world!"; Can we improve performance on Android with the final keyword?: static final ...
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how does it matter for methods to have 'final' parameters in Java? [duplicate]
I see some codes that have method implementation as public void setVariables(final int value){ this.value=value; } why is the final keyword used in the parameter. why not declare public void ...