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Another pitfall arises when static-final is used inappropriately to declare mutable data. (See guideline OBJ01-J. Be aware that a final reference may not always refer to immutable _mutable_ data.)
Noncompliant Code Example
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Note that the variable googol is actually a static final reference to an object of type BigDecimal. Because instances of BigDecimal are immutable, guideline OBJ01-J. Be aware that a final reference may not always refer to immutable _mutable_ data is irrelevant in this case.
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