Strings are fundamental data structures in programming languages, used to represent text. They can be declared and initialized using literals, constructors, or by converting character arrays. String manipulation often creates new objects due to immutability.
String objects and literals differ in memory allocation and comparison behavior. Understanding these differences, along with concepts like the string pool and interning, is crucial for optimizing memory usage and performance in string-heavy applications.
String Fundamentals
String declaration and initialization
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String literals enclosed in double quotes "Hello, World!" or single quotes 'Hello, World!' in some languages
String constructor using the new keyword new String("Hello") creates object in heap memory
Character arrays converted to strings using methods like String.valueOf() (Java)
String concatenation joins strings with + operator or concat() method ("Hello" + "World")
String formatting with printf() or format() methods for complex string construction
String interpolation embeds expressions directly in string literals (f"Value: {variable}" in Python)
String literals vs objects
String literals stored in string pool for memory efficiency with duplicate values
String objects created with new keyword stored in heap memory, always create new instance
Comparison using == operator compares references for objects, values for literals
Intern() method adds string objects to string pool for optimization
Immutability of strings
Immutability means strings cannot be changed after creation, ensuring thread safety and security
String manipulation creates new string objects, leaving original unchanged
StringBuilder and StringBuffer provide mutable alternatives for efficient string manipulation
Memory allocation for strings
String pool (constant pool) optimizes memory usage for string literals
Heap memory stores string objects created with new keyword
Stack memory holds references to string objects
Garbage collection automatically manages memory for unused strings
String interning stores only one copy of each distinct string value