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`2446`	`2446`	`<b><a href="#related-interview-questions">↥ back to top</a></b>`
`2447`	`2447`	`</div>`
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`2449`		`-## Q. What is a compile time constant in Java? What is the risk of using it?`
	`2449`	`+## Q. What is a compile time constant in Java?`
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`2451`	`2451`	`If a primitive type or a string is defined as a constant and the value is known at compile time, the compiler replaces the constant name everywhere in the code with its value. This is called a compile-time constant.`
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`2453`	`2453`	`Compile time constant must be:`
`2454`	`2454`
`2455`		`-* declared final`
`2456`		`-* primitive or String`
`2457`		`-* initialized within declaration`
`2458`		`-* initialized with constant expression`
	`2455`	`+* Declared final`
	`2456`	`+* Primitive or String`
	`2457`	`+* Initialized within declaration`
	`2458`	`+* Initialized with constant expression`
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`2460`	`2460`	`They are replaced with actual values at compile time because compiler know their value up-front and also knows that it cannot be changed during run-time.`
	`2461`	`+`
`2461`	`2462`	```java
`2462`	`2463`	`private final int x = 10;`
`2463`	`2464`	```
	`2465`	`+`
`2464`	`2466`	`<div align="right">`
`2465`	`2467`	`<b><a href="#related-interview-questions">↥ back to top</a></b>`
`2466`	`2468`	`</div>`

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