shahnaz

• Sep 28th, 2005

 

Final is something like declaring a constant. when a variable is declared final it is constant, when a method is declared final you cannot overide is,when a class is declared final you cannot extend it.

Devidas Sonawane

• Oct 19th, 2005

 

Final keyword is used for define constant variables and method and no body can change that variable and method within program.

nasireddy satyanarayana reddy

• Nov 29th, 2005

 

final keyword is a java keyword ,it is used for class ,method and variable if it is used for classes--- that classes are not subclassed means we can't extend that classif it is used for methods---that methods arenot overridable means we can't override that type of methods in subclassesif it used for varialbe-----it is constant throught out the programand final is used for constant variable in java similar to const keword in c++and another difference is therefinal classes arenot inherited but we are voilating the oops concept .

sujatham

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• Jul 31st, 2007

 

1.final keyword for class means ,it cannot be subclassed.
2.final keyword  for method means ,it cannot be overrridden.
3.final keyword for variable means ,its values   cannot  be changed.

sampra

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• Feb 15th, 2008

 

fianl key word is use to declare a mamber as constant

sambitsahu

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• Jan 5th, 2010

 

Final Variable :: Constant
Final Method  :: Can't Override
Final Class     :: Can't instatiate