Have you tried using "static final int v = 1;" instead?
-Andy
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> Subject: final variables in constructors
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> 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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