On Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:46:19 +0100, Kirk Pepperdine
<[email protected]> wrote:
I can protect the underlying char[] without making the class final.
Making the class final kills all chance of extending which denies
developers of the tools that OO brings to the table.
It's a tough question. I personally appreciate final a lot, but it depends
on the context. For instance, for a typical, self-contained open source
project that can evolve quickly I'd be positive on final: you just seal
everything that you don't expect to be extended. If somebody asks for a
reasonable extension it's easy to remove a final in a next release. But
for the JDK which is elephantiac, can't be modified and released too often
I understand final can be a problem. Nevertheless, for String not having
final could have opened a can of worms for security.
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