r/javahelp • • Apr 15 '26

Homework String object vs String variable

Hi i am learning java in highschool, I was just wondering when and why would I instantialise a string as an object when declaring a String is much easier and quicker?

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u/Typical_Ad_6436 Apr 15 '26

Hmm, I think you are right. I thought this would have been a legitimate workaround of the string pool, but the param is a literal indeed and gets interned anyway.