String in java

Strings are generally sequence of characters.

Java treats String as an Object.

Java has a class named String which has numerous methods using which one can perform various operation on String object. The String class is in java.lang package.

String class implements

·         Serializable interface

·         Comparable interface

·         CharSequence interface.

Create String Object

In java, String object can be created in the following two ways:

1.      String literal

String s = “Java”;

2.      By using new keyword

String s = new String(“Java”);

Most important characteristics of java String is immutability. String is immutable in java.

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