public static final - compilation error

Hi,

is it possible to initialize a public static final member of a class in
the class' constructor? I try to do this and I receive error message:

variable PLUS is declared final; cannot be assigned.

The code is:

public class Stale
{
public static final String[] OPERATORS = new String[]
{
new String("+"),
new String("-"),
new String("*"),
new String("/"),
};
public static int PLUS; //final
public static int MULTI; //final
public static int MINUS; //final
public static int DIVIDE;//final
public Stale()
{
for (int i = 0; i < OPERATORY.length; i ++)
{
if(OPERATORY[i].equals("+")) PLUS = i;
if(OPERATORY[i].equals("-")) MINUS = i;
if(OPERATORY[i].equals("*")) MULTI = i;
if(OPERATORY[i].equals("/")) DIVIDE = i;
}
}
}

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Thanks for help
KR
.

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