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Doubt in String
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sekhar variam
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Joined: Nov 09, 2001
Posts: 15
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Hi...
I have a doubt in String..This is regarding a type of question I have seen several times in mock tests...
Consider the following code
String s = "abcd";
String s1 = s;
How many Stirng objects are created...I am a bit confused regarding this.
Thanks
Sekhar
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Valentin Crettaz
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Joined: Aug 26, 2001
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Only one object is created. The fact of assigning a reference to a String object to another String reference does not imply that a new String object is created, only that s and s1 will reference the same String object.
[ December 05, 2002: Message edited by: Valentin Crettaz ]
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Jon Huhtala
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Joined: Apr 10, 2002
Posts: 17
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Sekhar,
Only one String object is created. The compiler generates a String object in the literal pool for every literal string, such as "abcd". The variables s and s1 are merely references to the same String object. If, however, you had coded:
String s1 = new String(s);
A new String object would have been instantiated.
For more information, see
java-help.com
[ December 05, 2002: Message edited by: Jon Huhtala ]
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