"new Integer("5")" creates a fresh object & not utilizing the pool- like strings pool

[Firas Zuriekat]

public class Tester {
public static void main (String[] args) {
int x = 5;
Integer x1 = x; Integer x2 = x;
int x3 = new Integer(5);
int x4=new Integer("5");
System.out.print(x1.equals(x));
System.out.print(x1 == x);
System.out.print(x2.equals(x1));
System.out.print(x2 == x1);
System.out.print(x2 == x3);
System.out.print(x2.equals(x3));
System.out.print(x4==x3);
// x4, x3 aren't in the pool because of "new" was used to create a fresh objects. So why this prints "true"?
}
}

OUTPUT: truetruetruetruetruetruetrue

So why "new" here doesn't create a new object for x3 and x4? ("true" printed for all!!!)
[ May 31, 2006: Message edited by: Firas Zureikat ]

[wise owen]

x3 and x4 are primtive data type.

[Firas Zuriekat]

Thank you...I just noticed....It's so important to look really close on the code :-)

[Amirr Rafique]

what is the concept of pooling in primitives. Any one please explain

[Keith Lynn]

This is what the Java Language Specification says.

If the value p being boxed is true, false, a byte, a char in the range \u0000 to \u007f, or an int or short number between -128 and 127, then let r1 and r2 be the results of any two boxing conversions of p. It is always the case that r1 == r2.