Java Tutorial/Language/Constant

Define a constant value and use it

1. Using the final keyword to declare a variable.
2. The final keyword specifies that the value of a variable is final and cannot be changed.
3. It is a convention in Java to write constants in uppercase letters.

   <source lang="java">

public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] arg) {
   final int FEET_PER_YARD = 3;          // Constant values
   final double MM_PER_INCH = 25.4;      // that cannot be changed
   System.out.println(FEET_PER_YARD);
   System.out.println(MM_PER_INCH);
   
 }

}</source>

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Define constant

"public static final" variables are constant.

The naming convention for static final variables is to have them in upper case and separate two words with an underscore. For example:

   <source lang="java">

static final int NUMBER_OF_MONTHS = 12; static final float PI = (float) 22 / 7;</source>