On Feb 17, 6:15 am, Alexander Snaps <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 7:13 PM, Reinier Zwitserloot > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I mark any immutable class final, because if it isn't, then you can't > > rely on its immutability (any subclass is assignment compatible and is > > not neccessarily immutable!). > > While I tend to agree with marking "type" classes as final, I don't believe > that a class being immutable is reason enough to mark it final.
If it's not final, it probably isn't immutable. Take java.io.File. Please. Tom Hawtin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
