Java的String使用

Here are a set of diagrams to explain Java String’s immutability.

1. Declare a string

String s="abcd"；

2. Assign a string variable to another string variable

String s2=s;

3. Concat string

s=s.concat("ef");

Summary

Once a string is created in memory(heap), it can not be changed. We should note that all methods of String do not change the string itself, but rather return a new String.

If we need a string that can be modified, we will need StringBuffer or StringBuilder. Otherwise, there would be a lot of time wasted for Garbage Collection, since each time a new String is created. Here is an example of StringBuilder usage.