// reuse/BlankFinal.java

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// "Blank" final fields

class Poppet {

private int i;

Poppet(int ii) { i = ii; }

}

public class BlankFinal {

private final int i = 0; // Initialized final

private final int j; // Blank final

private final Poppet p; // Blank final reference

// Blank finals MUST be initialized in the constructor:

public BlankFinal() {

j = 1; // Initialize blank final

p = new Poppet(1); // Initialize blank final reference

}

public BlankFinal(int x) {

j = x; // Initialize blank final

p = new Poppet(x); // Initialize blank final reference

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

new BlankFinal();

new BlankFinal(47);

}

}