首先看示例:
/**
* Method One
*/
interface ConstantInterface {
String SUNDAY = “SUNDAY”;
String MONDAY = “MONDAY”;
String TUESDAY = “TUESDAY”;
String WEDNESDAY = “WEDNESDAY”;
String THURSDAY = “THURSDAY”;
String FRIDAY = “FRIDAY”;
String SATURDAY = “SATURDAY”;
}
/**
* Method Two
*/
enum ConstantEnum {
SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
}
/**
* Method Three
*/
class ConstantClassField {
public static final String SUNDAY = “SUNDAY”;
public static final String MONDAY = “MONDAY”;
public static final String TUESDAY = “TUESDAY”;
public static final String WEDNESDAY = “WEDNESDAY”;
public static final String THURSDAY = “THURSDAY”;
public static final String FRIDAY = “FRIDAY”;
public static final String SATURDAY = “SATURDAY”;
}
/**
* Method Four
* http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/cn/java/l-java-interface/index.html
*/
class ConstantClassFunction {
private static final String SUNDAY = “SUNDAY”;
private static final String MONDAY = “MONDAY”;
private static final String TUESDAY = “TUESDAY”;
private static final String WEDNESDAY = “WEDNESDAY”;
private static final String THURSDAY = “THURSDAY”;
private static final String FRIDAY = “FRIDAY”;
private static final String SATURDAY = “SATURDAY”;
public static String getSunday) {
return SUNDAY;
}
public static String getMonday) {
return MONDAY;
}
public static String getTuesday) {
return TUESDAY;
}
public static String getWednesday) {
return WEDNESDAY;
}
public static String getThursday) {
return THURSDAY;
}
public static String getFirday) {
return FRIDAY;
}
public static String getSaturday) {
return SATURDAY;
}
}
public class TestConstant {
static final String day = “saturday”;
public static void mainString[] args) {
System.out.println“Is today Saturday?”);
System.out.printlnday.equalsIgnoreCaseConstantInterface.SATURDAY));
System.out.printlnday.equalsIgnoreCaseConstantEnum.SATURDAY.name)));
System.out.printlnday.equalsIgnoreCaseConstantClassField.SATURDAY));
System.out.printlnday.equalsIgnoreCaseConstantClassFunction
.getSaturday)));
}
}
方法一采用接口Interface)的中变量默认为static final的特性。
方法二采用了Java 5.0中引入的Enum类型。
方法三采用了在普通类中使用static final修饰变量的方法。
方法四类似方法三,但是通过函数来获取常量。
首先定义全局变量似乎有违Java的面向对象的封装特性,增加的耦合。所以最佳的方法是避免定义全局变量。如果是参数等,可以写入配置文件。如果实在是必须的,方法二是最为推荐的。方法三是大家都能想到的,非常的直观。方法一和方法三本质上一样。方法四提供了灵活性,具体参考引用【1】。