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Re: borrowing Constants

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From	v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert)
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Subject	Re: borrowing Constants
Date	24 Sep 2011 09:44:18 GMT
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Roedy Green wrote:
> If you have some code like this:
> 
> class A
> {
>  static String VERSION = "1.0b";
> }
> 
> and 
> class B
> {
> static String VERSION = A.VERSION;
> }
> 
> When you use Class B, does all of class A get instantiated?
> Does all of class A get put in B's jar?

If they're Constants, they should be final, and then the compiler
would "inline" the string into B's constant pool.

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"I'm a doctor, not a mechanic." Dr Leonard McCoy <mccoy@ncc1701.starfleet.fed>
"I'm a mechanic, not a doctor." Volker Borchert  <v_borchert@despammed.com>

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  Re: borrowing Constants Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-23 20:44 -0400
    Re: borrowing Constants Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-09-23 22:10 -0300
      Re: borrowing Constants Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-23 18:39 -0700
        Re: borrowing Constants Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-23 22:17 -0400
        Re: borrowing Constants Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2011-09-25 11:25 -0700
          Re: borrowing Constants Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-09-25 11:36 -0700
      Re: borrowing Constants Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-23 22:30 -0400
  Re: borrowing Constants Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-23 21:15 -0400
    Re: borrowing Constants Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-23 18:43 -0700
  Re: borrowing Constants markspace <-@.> - 2011-09-23 18:44 -0700
    Re: borrowing Constants Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-09-23 19:19 -0700
    Re: borrowing Constants Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-23 22:32 -0400
  Re: borrowing Constants Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-09-23 19:11 -0700
    Re: borrowing Constants Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-09-23 19:26 -0700
  Re: borrowing Constants v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2011-09-24 09:44 +0000
  Re: borrowing Constants Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-24 15:38 -0700
  Re: borrowing Constants Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-24 17:09 -0700
    Re: borrowing Constants Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-24 20:14 -0400
    Re: borrowing Constants markspace <-@.> - 2011-09-24 18:18 -0700
      Re: borrowing Constants Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-25 22:36 -0400
    Re: borrowing Constants Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-25 22:35 -0400
  Re: borrowing Constants Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-09-26 01:22 +0200

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