Howdy, >Is making it 'final' a performance-related suggestion (i.e., does the >compiler optimize anything if you do this), or practice-related (no >reason to point the var at a new object)?
Both. For me it's more of the first. This is a fairly simple thing to benchmark if you're curious about it. Better yet, you can look at the bytecode with javap for the difference between specifying final and not specifying final. Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
