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Experiment with final args to functions

Experiment with final args to functions
 
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import java.util.*;

/**
 * Experiment with "final" args to functions (new in 1.1)
 */
public class FinalArgs {
  public static void main(String argv[]) {
    new FinalArgs().run();
  }
  void run() {
    System.out.println("Hummm de dummm...");
    myFunc(Calendar.getInstance());
    System.out.println("Once upon a time...");
  }
  void myFunc(final Calendar d) {
    // d = null;  // this will not compile
    d.set(Calendar.YEAR, 1999); // this will compile, and changes the object
  }
}




           
         
  








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