In Java, when do you use const instead of final?

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It seems these two are identical. Does one improve performance over the other for read only variables?

const ant;
final ant;

No they aren't. `const` is a syntax error, wherever used in Java. — user207421, May 07 '17 at 10:21

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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const (and goto) is never used. It's just a reserved keyword in Java.

Note that when using const (or goto) the code doesn't even compile.

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edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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answered Oct 15 '13 at 14:11

Konstantin Yovkov

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