Difference between final and effectively final

Question

I\'m playing with lambdas in Java 8 and I came across warning local variables referenced from a lambda expression must be final or effectively final. I know tha

Answer 1

The Effectively final variable is a local variable that is:

1. Not defined as final
2. Assigned to ONLY once.

While a final variable is a variable that is:

1. declared with a final keyword.