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What is the difference between the final and const modifiers in programming languages?

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In the Dart language (used in Flutter), the modifiers final and const are used to declare immutable values but have different characteristics:

  • final means that the variable can be assigned only once, but the assignment can occur at runtime. For example, the value can be obtained during the program's execution.

  • const means that the variable's value is a compile-time constant, i.e., it is known and fixed before the program runs.

Example:

final DateTime now = DateTime.now(); // can be assigned only once, but the value is determined at runtime
const int maxCount = 100; // the value is known at compile time and will not change