String Pool: Java maintains a string pool for efficient memory usage. If two strings have the same value, they reference the same object in the string pool. Edge Case: If a string is created using the ...

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Classes and objects in Java must be initialized before they are used. You’ve previously learned that class fields are initialized to default values when classes are loaded, and that objects are ...