Java stores object values in heap memory; references to the value are stored in the stack. Another way to create strings is to use the new keyword, as in the following example. String s1 = new String( ...

Making the String class immutable gives us better control over one of Java’s most used objects. If the value of a String could be changed, it would create many bugs.

In response to my recent blog posting Immutable Java Objects, Matt brought up a good point of discussion related to making Java classes truly immutable by declaring them as final so that they ...