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Java record with final keyword
Although record classes in Java are implicitly final, it's valid to add the final modifier/keyword when declaring a record:
final public record Person(String name, String location) {}
Does final carry any special meaning here? Does it change the behavior of this record?
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| Matthias Braun | (no comment) | Apr 14, 2025 at 17:25 |
The Java Language Specification (citing the Java SE 24 edition, released on 2025-02-07) addresses this here:
A record declaration is implicitly final. It is permitted for the declaration of a record class to redundantly specify the final modifier.
This suggests that using final doesn't change a record's behavior.
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