Re: Q: const?

"Eric Sosman" <eric.sosman@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
>
> Jakob Bieling wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> now this may seem like a very very basic question .. how do I
>> define
>> constant in Java? In C++ you do 'static int const max_chars = 255;'
>> ..
>> just in case I was not using the correct terminology to describe what
>> I
>> am looking for.
>
> static final int max_chars = 255;
>
> There are semantic differences between `final' and
> `const'. Don't just make textual substitutions and
> assume you understand what they mean; read your Java
> textbook.


Thank you! I will :)
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