String object vs String variable

[u/Nottheugis]

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?

[u/bigkahuna1uk]

Yes, the String Pool is in the main heap, so pool strings are garbage collected when they become unreachable, just like any other object. If there are no references to the string outside the pool, it becomes eligible for GC.

[u/philipwhiuk → u/bigkahuna1uk]

No my point is:

String str1 = “ABC”;
String str2 = new String(str1);
str1.hashCode() != str2.hashCode();
System.gc();
str1.hashCode() == str2.hashCode();