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Android: Final vs Static

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I was wondering if final and static variables are same. I know they are different, but what is the purpose of final? When should we use final and when to use static.

Thanks in advance.

posted Jun 22, 2016 by Akshay

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They are different. Static variables are not associated with the instance of class, but to the class itself. Thus only one instance of variable is available at any point of time. Whereas Final is unlike static associated with instance of class. However the final variable's value can not be changed and can only be assigned once.

answer Jun 28, 2016 by Vinod Kumar K V
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