Aug 6, 2015
Learn Java Programming - Final Methods Tutorial
The keyword final can be applied to many things, in the next few tutorials I will explore how it effects the behavior of methods, classes, or variables. There are some slight key differences in the functionality of the final keyword with respect to what you are applying it to. When the keyword final is applied to methods, it will prevent a method from being overridden in a subclass. The method will still be inherited; it just simply cannot be overridden. Applying final to a method is common when a method is called from a constructor and you want to ensure that its functionality cannot be changed when used in future subclasses.