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On 6/30/2014 10:28 AM, Knute Johnson wrote:

> So it appears that the Java 8 compiler has gotten smarter or I haven't
> been paying enough attention :-).
>

Gotten smarter, I think.  This was added for Java 8 lambdas.  So now 
instead of having to declare you variables final for anonymous inner 
classes/lambdas, the compiler can figure out if it is "effectively 
final" (note the text of your error message) and just assume you meant 
"final".

Handy for lambdas because it makes them less verbose in some situations 
and a bit more like their aged cousins, closures.