Gilles Scokart <gscok...@gmail.com> wrote on 09/03/2009 02:51:46 PM: > Re: svn commit: r810793 - /ant/core/trunk/src/main/org/apache/tools/ > ant/filters/util/ChainReaderHelper.java > > What is the benefits of having the parameters final ?
It prevents you from inadvertently changing which object the parameter name points to *within the method body*.
