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Why String class is final
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Hari babu
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Joined: Jun 25, 2001
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Hi,
Why the String class is made final. Is there any specific reason why its restricted from allowing other class to subclass it ?
Hari
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Ron Newman
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Joined: Jun 06, 2002
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One reason may be that String is immutable, and it isn't a good idea to have mutable subclasses of String being passed around, used as hash keys, etc.
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Ron Newman - SCJP 1.2 (100%, 7 August 2002)
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Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi
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Joined: May 17, 2001
Posts: 148
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Go to: http://www.coderanch.com/t/369875/java/java/why-String-final
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SCJP 1.4<br /><a href="http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~sih" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.cise.ufl.edu/~sih</a>
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