Difference between a static and a final static variable in Java

Question

Generally, final static members especially, variables (or static final of course, they can be used in either order without overlapping the meaning) are extensively used with

Answer 1

final keyword simply means "this cannot be changed".It can be used with both fields and variables in a method.When a variable is declared final an attempt to change the variable will result to a compile-time error.For example if i declare a variable as final int x = 12; trying to increment x that is (++x) will produce an error.In short with primitives final makes a value a constant. On the other hand static can only be applied with fields but not in methods.A field that is final static has only one piece of storage.final shows that it is a constant(cannot be changed), static shows it is only one.