Java changing value of final array element

Question

I am trying to understand what happens if I reassign a value to array element which is final, this is the code :

public class XYZ {
    private static final          


        

Answer 1

The final keyword does not mean you cannot change the state of the object, but only that the reference marked as final will remain constant. For example, you won't be able to do things like

final String[] ABC = {"Hello"};
ABC = new String[3]; // illegal
ABC = someOtherArray; // illegal;
ABC[0] = "World"; // legal