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logic101
logic101

Reputation: 211

variable modifiers in constructors

why cant i use static as a variable modifier in a constructor and would final work for eg construcor eg in my code below i want to initialise the variable times to a constant of 15 so that whenver the constructor is created in the main program

public class RegularProcedure {
       // the duration period of a regular procedure is 15
     int []procedure;


     public RegularProcedure(int t){
         final int  times=15;
         procedure=new int[times];
         for(int i=0; i <procedure.length;i++){
             procedure[i]=i;
         }
     }
}

Upvotes: 0

Views: 111

Answers (3)

Joachim Sauer
Joachim Sauer

Reputation: 308031

times is a local variable and static doesn't make sense for local variables.

You can put static final int TIMES = 15 just above (or below) the definition of procedure and it will work just fine. That's a common idiom for defining constants in Java.

Upvotes: 1

Jigar Joshi
Jigar Joshi

Reputation: 240900

What ever thing you declare in const. will be inside block (local) only.

static is meant to be at class level associated with class

Upvotes: 0

planetjones
planetjones

Reputation: 12633

Because the Constructor is to do with Objects i.e. it creates an Object from the Class blueprint. Static variables belong to the Class itself so they must be at Class level.

And no final wouldn't work. That just means the reference can't change after it's been assigned.

Upvotes: 0

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