What is the best way to implement constants in Java? [closed]

Answer 1

A Constant, of any type, can be declared by creating an immutable property that within a class (that is a member variable with the final modifier). Typically the static and public modifiers are also provided.

public class OfficePrinter {
    public static final String STATE = "Ready";  
}

There are numerous applications where a constant's value indicates a selection from an n-tuple (e.g. enumeration) of choices. In our example, we can choose to define an Enumerated Type that will restrict the possible assigned values (i.e. improved type-safety):

public class OfficePrinter {
    public enum PrinterState { Ready, PCLoadLetter, OutOfToner, Offline };
    public static final PrinterState STATE = PrinterState.Ready;
}