I wonder why if I write this:
aClass extends aSuperClass
{
aClass()
{
super(1);
}
}
where the superclass is:
aSuperClass
{
aSuperClass(int i)
{
...
}
}
anything works ok.
If instead I write
aClass extends aSuperClass
{
final int v = 1;
aClass()
{
super(v);
}
}
with the same superclass, I get a "Can't reference v before the superclass
constructor has been called." error from the compiler.
I understand that in general a variable cannot be referenced before the
superclass constructor was called, but if that variable is a final, then it's a
constant, why does the compiler complains?
The two pieces of code are, semanthically, the same, aren't they?
The javac pre-processor could even substitute the constant values before
compiling!
It's the java language that is excessively pedantic or there is something I'm
missing?
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