Are final static variables thread safe in Java?

Question

I\'ve read around quite a bit but haven\'t found a definitive answer.

I have a class that looks like this:

    public class Foo() {

        private          


        

Answer 1

No. Except if they are immutable.

The only thing they do is

• Be class level accesible
• Avoid the reference to be changed.

Still if your attribute is mutable then it is not thread safe.

See also: Do we synchronize instances variables which are final?

It is exactly the same except they are class level.