Thx
/c
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From: "Peter Donald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Avalon framework users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 4:45 AM
Subject: Re: Method parameters
On Fri, 6 Dec 2002 08:38, Colin Chalmers wrote:
> I see in most (all?) methods the parameters are set to final, for example
> see below. What's the advantage(s) of this? And if it is so advantagous
why
> is it not done more often?
It is generally recomended that pass-by-value parameters to methods are not
reassigned in the method/function body because it can cause uneeded
complexity when reading code. The advantage of using final to mark these
parameters is that it enforces this rule.
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