public static final String eh = "the";

    public void test(final String eh) {
        new Thread() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                System.out.println(eh);
            }
        }.start();
    }

//changing final values is illegal at compile time
public int foo(final int a) {
 
  //....
  return ++a;
}

//Changing final references is also illegal
public void bar(final SomeObj A) {

  SomeObj B = new SomeObj();
  //....
  A = B;
}

//however, manipulating objects is still legal
public void baz(final SomeObj B) {

  int x = 42;
  //....
  B.y = x;
}