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Asked: 2026-05-15T21:51:57+00:00

I tried to look at Java’s String#intern() method, but it’s public native String intern();

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I tried to look at Java’s String#intern() method, but it’s public native String intern();

In general, how is interning implemented? In String’s case?

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    For Sun Java, start with JVM_InternString, on line ~3639 of jvm.cpp. Technically, the actual String method is in java/lang/String.c, but it immediately calls JVM_InternString. You can continue to StringTable::intern in symbolTable.cpp.

    In a more abstract sense, the purpose of interning is to map equivalent strings to a single canonical one.

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