Java syntax
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• static - Makes the method static and accessible without creation of a class instance. However static methods cannot access non-static members in the same class.
• final - Declares that the method cannot be overridden in a subclass.
• native - Indicates that this method is implemented through JNI in platform-dependent code. Actual implementation happens outside Java code, and such methods have no body.
• strictfp - Declares strict conformance to IEEE 754 in carrying out floating-point operations.
• synchronized - Declares that a thread executing this method must acquire monitor. For synchronized methods the monitor is the class instance or java.lang.Class if the method is static.
• Access modifiers - Identical to those used with classes.
Final methods
A final method cannot be overridden or hidden by subclasses.cite-ref-5[5] This is used to prevent unexpected behavior from a subclass altering a method that may be crucial to the function or consistency of the class.cite-ref-6[6]
Example:
public class Base
{
public void m1() {...}
public final void m2() {...}
public static void m3() {...}
public static final void m4() {...}
}
public class Derived extends Base
{
public void m1() {...} // OK, overriding Base#m1()
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