Re: Enums: Properties vs. Methods
On 30 Mrz., 01:40, Lew <no...@lewscanon.com> wrote:
Lew wrote:
Daniele Futtorovic wrote:
For all purposes, yeah. I would however expect the one with the consta=
nt to be
marginally easier, as it requires no analysis of the field.
Which of the two are you calling "the one with the constant"?
The reason for my confusion:
I assume you refer to JLS v3.0.
From the JLS, =A717.5.3:
"If a final field is initialized to a compile-time constant ... uses of t=
hat
final field are replaced at compile time with the compile-time constant."
You left out an important part of the sentence:
"If a final field is initialized to a compile-time constant IN THE
FIELD DECLARATION, [...] uses of that final field are replaced at
compile time with the compile-time constant." (uppercase by me)
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/memory.html#17.5.3
This is not applicable in the "properties" case because final fields
are NOT initialized in the field declaration:
public enum Prop {
A(true, true), B(true, false), C(false, true);
private final boolean a;
private final boolean b;
Prop(boolean a, boolean b) {
this.a = a;
this.b = b;
}
// ...
}
Kind regards
robert
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