Re: "final" bug??
Roedy Green wrote:
Consider the following code
static final String allpads;
static
{
try
{
allPads = HunkIO.readEntireFile( ALLPADS_FILE );
}
catch ( IOException e )
{
err.println( "Unable to access allPads.pad" );
allPads = null;
}
}
According to the IntelliJ inspector, this allPads should be final.
But according to Javac, it should not, claiming I might be trying to
redefine a final.
Which is correct and why?
There's probably something in the JLS, if you feel like
playing Language Lawyer (or at least Language Law Clerk) for
a while. I'd probably just dodge the issue and write
static {
String s = null;
try {
s = HunkIO.readEntireFile( ALLPADS_FILE );
catch (IOException e) {
err.println("Unable to access allPads.pad");
}
allPads = s;
}
Aside: The error message would be more helpful if it
didn't lose the information carried in the IOException, and
mightn't "allPads.pad" be better as ALLPADS_FILE?
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