Java static final values replaced in code when compiling?

Question

In java, say I have the following

==fileA.java==
class A
{  
    public static final int SIZE = 100;
}  

Then in another file I use this valu

Answer 1

The important concept here is that the static final field is initialised with a compile-time constant, as defined in the JLS. Use a non-constant initialiser (or non-static or non-final) and it wont be copied:

public static final int SIZE = null!=null?0: 100;

(null is not a *compile-time constant`.)