Miscellaneous tab Syntax Buttons

The Miscellaneous tab syntax buttons provides you a way to easily enter types of data into an expression that are not included in the other tabs. Clicking on one of the buttons adds the indicated syntax (minus the question marks) to your expression. In the spaces left by the question marks, enter the appropriate values.

Miscellaneous Syntax Button Descriptions

Syntax Button

Name

Type

Description

final

constant

final

The final local variable modifier.

This marks the variable as one that cannot have its value changed. Such a variable is known as a constant and can be used to define other non-final variable initial values.

The keyword final can also be prefixed to the data type for the same result, to make a variable final of type Integer, as in the following example:

final int

null

null

value

The null value.

? = ?

assignment

statement

The assignment statement.

/* ? */

comment

block

A block of comments.

//?

comment

line

A comment on one line.