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Re: Declaring an Array of Strings?

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From: John McGrath TeamB
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 10:37
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On Wed, 07 Mar 2001 18:24:59 -0800, Marcel Gabi wrote:

> String mystring = new String(); creates a new string
> object which represents an empty string.
> You can also create an empty string like this:
>    String mystring = "";

But the second form ( mystring = "" ) is much better.  The first form 
will create an extra String object, whereas the second form will not.  
Since Strings are immutable, there is no reason to create duplicates.
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John McGrath [TeamB]

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From: John McGrath  [TeamB] <ng-b@JPMcGrath.net>
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