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The Final Keyword
The 'final' keyword creates constants that cannot be reassigned once initialized.
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final int MAX_SPEED = 120;// MAX_SPEED = 130; // This would cause a compilation error
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final int MAX_SPEED = 120;
Declares a constant integer that cannot be changed later.
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// MAX_SPEED = 130;
Any attempt to modify a final variable results in an error.