Question

Consider statement:

String s=new String(“abc”);

Will this statement creates two String objects namely “abc” and the one represented by ‘s’?

and if it creates two objects then will “abc” get stored in String pool or just discarded?

EDIT:

i am asking this question in reference to Difference between string object and string literal, where in the last two answers , creation of two objects is denied.

Answer 1

Avoid such kind of behavior , because "abc" is already a String and by making a new String, you are creating an unnecessary Object.

Instead go for String s = "abc";

This way, the String gets interned by the JVM and is added to a pool.

To answer your question, you are just creating an Object s that is referring to "abc".

So when you do say String t = new String("abc"); and then do s==t, will yield in false. Because they have their separate instances to abc.