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

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

PROJECT:	JavaWorld
MODULE:		Tips & Tricks
FILE:		Constants2.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 file illustrates an alternative method for accessing the
	interface fields.

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

// This time we don't 'implement' the interface, we just access the
// fields directly using the interface name qualification.
public class Constants2
{
    public static void main (String args[])
    {
	// Just access some of the constants.
	System.out.println ("GOLD_RECORDS = " + ConstantsBase.GOLD_RECORDS);
	System.out.println ("Bozo is really " + ConstantsBase.BozoIdentity);

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