Passing "VIP" gives a 1,000 yen discount, but passing new String("VIP") results in 0 yen. Both strings have the same content.What we are fixing this time is this discrepancy. We will use a small ...

Java’s String class encapsulates an array of bytes. A byte can be converted to a char, in which case, String becomes an array of characters used to compose words, sentences, or any other data you want ...

If you are fortunate enough to be using JDK 7, the newly available Objects class is the obvious (at least to me) choice for implementing the “common” Java object ...