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Posted by Dave Hanna
Dave Hanna
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What is the difference between mutable and immutable?

What is the difference between mutable and immutable? I remember hearing it in the videos, but forgot what they actually meant and where to find them in the course history.

2 Answers

Jhoan Arango
Jhoan Arango
14,575 Points

Hello:

  • Mutable : Liable to change.
  • Immutable : Unable to change.

So vars are mutable because you can changed their values, and constants are immutable, because you can't change their values. Unless you change it manually.

Dave Hanna
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Dave Hanna
Courses Plus Student 2,969 Points
Dave Hanna
Dave Hanna
Courses Plus Student 2,969 Points

Thanks! That helped