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*   Author: Morrison
*   Date:  23 Oct 202020
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import java.util.ArrayList;
public class FinalExample 
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        final int x = 5;
        //x++;  this is a no-no.  
        // final variables of primitive type are const.  
        final String animal = "cat";
        //animal = "dog";  reassigment is illegal here.
        final ArrayList<String> foo = new ArrayList<>();
        foo.add("new item number 1");   
        //a final variable pointing at a mutable object
        //can change the state3 of the object. This is
        //not constness.  



    }
}