title: How to create an immutable class in Java without using final keyword
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5403086/implement-a-final-class-without-the-final-keyword">Implement a final class without the &ldquo;final&rdquo; keyword</a>  </p>
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  <p>I want to create an immutable class in Java without using the <code>final</code> keyword.</p>