need simple explanition for a simple code

you need "final" if you define this variable in internal class

XAN, do you mean an inner class? Inner classes cannot have static variables at all. There is no requirement for "final" though.

Hi, youren.
What about this:

public class Task {
  class subtask {
    static final String st_fin = "THIS IS STATIC!";
    static String st_non_fin = "THIS IS STATIC NOT FINAL";
    public subtask(){}
  }
  public Task() {}
}


Please compile this code and tell me about your experience with it ;)

But, youren, you are absolutely right this is NOT FUNCTION :)

Your code demonstrates that you cannot have non-final static variables in inner classes. Technically, inner classes can have static variables if declared final, but I don't really consider those variables. They're really just constants.

CONSTATNS in java is just STATIC FINAL VARIABLES (by definition)

So, let return to our question. The code

public static final String[] COLORS={
      "#EEE8AA","#FFEFD5","#FFDAB9","#FFFFFF"
 };

couldn't work without word 'final' if it is definition belongs to inner class.

Tell me, please, you are agree, and that
  "Inner classes can have static variables at all" :)

Cheers ;)
me

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