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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Methods and Constants

Posted by Irek Segen
Irek Segen
569 Points

java-repl - removed the "final" part of the code. "IllegalAccesError" Why?

So out of curiosity, I removed the "final" from:

public final int MAX_PEZ = 12;

and attempted to load

"pd.MAX_PEZ = 45"

in java-repl. I received

"public int MAX_PEZ = 12;"

Why is that?

//EDIT: Nevermind. It seem that I forgot to use the "PezDispenser pd = new PezDispenser("Yoda");" command.

Guillem Garcia Sans
Guillem Garcia Sans
613 Points
Guillem Garcia Sans
Guillem Garcia Sans
613 Points

I did the same thing to test the capabilities of the "final" keyword, and I got stuck at the same error. This is the sequence of commands I write on the repl console:

:load PezDispenser.java

PezDispenser pd = new PezDispenser("Java");

pd.MAX_PEZ = 2;

/* and then I get */

java.lang.IllegalAccessError.

What is going on?

ah, nvm, loaded again the object and got expected results.