A Java string is a sequence of characters that exists as an object of the class java.lang. Java strings are created and manipulated through the string class. Once created, a string is immutable -- its ...

With each new Java platform release, the stewards of the language always include a few new preview features that can be toyed with only if a developer knows how to unlock the capabilities at runtime.

Thanks for the reply! I thought about that approach, but am on the fence about it (it just doesn't seem like a clean way to go, for whatever reason). My feeling is that there must be code in the JDK ...

One of the conveniences of Groovy is the ability to easily perform filtering and transformation operations on collections via Groovy’s closure support. Guava brings filtering and transformation on ...

Java’s String class encapsulates an array of bytes. A byte can be converted to a char, in which case, String becomes an array of characters used to compose words, sentences, or any other data you want ...