1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sources/scalac/symtab/Symbol.java b/sources/scalac/symtab/Symbol.java
index ea75fdbd52..7dd1823ad3 100644
--- a/sources/scalac/symtab/Symbol.java
+++ b/sources/scalac/symtab/Symbol.java
@@ -281,6 +281,13 @@ public abstract class Symbol implements Modifiers, Kinds {
              (flags & MUTABLE) == 0 && type().isObjectType());
     }
 
+    /** Is this symbol final?
+     */
+    public final boolean isFinal() {
+	return
+	    (flags & (FINAL | PRIVATE)) != 0 || isLocal() || owner.isModuleClass();
+    }
+
     /** Does this symbol denote a variable? */
     public final boolean isVariable() {
         return kind == VAL && (flags & MUTABLE) != 0;