Chapter

Basics

From ComputerScienceOne by Dr Chris Bourke

Concepts

1. How does Java make working with strings easier?

   "As we’ve previously seen, Java has a String class in the standard JDK. Internally, Java strings are stored as arrays of characters. However, because of the String class, we never directly interact wi

2. How are String variables declared and reassigned in Java?

   "We can declare String variables and assign them values using the regular assignment operator.\n\n1 String firstName = \"Thomas\";\n\n2 String lastName = \"Waits\";\n\n3 4 //we can also reassign value

3. How can strings be copied and their characters accessed in Java?

   "Strings can be copied using the String class’s copy constructor:\n\nString copy = new String(firstName);\n\nHowever, since strings are immutable, there is rarely reason to create such a deep copy. Th