Any chance of a little help?

[steventhms]

The following code will not compile n i'm a little stuck as to why -

public class Question8{

    static final int ROW_SIZE = 10;
    static final int COL_SIZE;

    public static void main(String[] args){
        COL_SIZE = 10;
        ROW_SIZE = ROW_SIZE + 10;
    }
}

[scordle725]

I'm not sure. I was able to compile without any errors.

[nanosani]

static final int ROW_SIZE = 10;
static final int COL_SIZE;

You are declaring ROW_SIZE AND COL_SIZE as final ....
when a variable is declared as final ... its value cant be changed at any stage of the program. And you are changing the values of both .. so it wont compile.

[scordle725]

yeah . . .

what nanosani said. When you declare a variable as a final, that variable cannot be changed - ever (well until the garbage collector comes to get it).

You must give a value to a final variable when you declare it. Otherwise, you cannot re-assign it later.