/*%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

	Copyright (c) John D. Mitchell, 1996 -- All Rights Reserved

PROJECT:	JavaWorld
MODULE:		Tips & Tricks
FILE:		Constants.java

AUTHOR:		John D. Mitchell, Mar  1, 1996

REVISION HISTORY:
	Name	Date		Description
	----	----		-----------
	JDM	96.03.01   	Initial version.

DESCRIPTION:
	Use interface to define '#define' constants' equivalent.

	This file defines a Java Interface which contains a number
	of compile time constants.

	This method has the class which wants to use the constants
	'implement' the interface.  This is a bit nicer than the
	alternative method of having to prefix each field name with
	the interface's name.

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%*/


interface ConstantsBase
{
    public static final boolean DEBUG		= false;
    public static final int GOLD_RECORDS	= 10;
    public static final String BozoIdentity	= "Homey";
}


public class Constants implements ConstantsBase
{
    public static void main (String args[])
    {
	// Just access some of the constants.
	System.out.println ("GOLD_RECORDS = " + GOLD_RECORDS);
	System.out.println ("Bozo is really " + BozoIdentity);

	// If "DEBUG" is false, the compiler will collapse out the
	// entire guarded statement.
	if (DEBUG)
	    System.out.println ("I'm here!!!");
    }
}