Variable arguments to a function in any language gives us a flexibility while calling the function. The number of arguments to a function are not fixed, and a number of calls can be made to the same function which would otherwise have been impossible without method overloading. Consider the following example: You have to write … Continue reading Variable Arguments in Java

As a developer, it is extremely important to understand how memory management in java works. It can help avoid creating difficult to trace problems. This blog post would give a simplistic view of memory management in java. With respect to memory management of Java applications, you need to understand two terms, the stack and the heap. The memory … Continue reading How memory works in Java?

String literals and String Objects String s1 = "abc"; String s2 = "abc"; Both string s1 and s2 refer to the same string object and value residing in the string literal pool. String A = new String("abc"); String B = new String("abc"); The two strings A & B are two different string objects, because we … Continue reading Java Strings

Static Initialization Typically static initialization block is used to initialize static variables of a class. The block is called at the time of class initialization. It is called only once. You can initialize static variables inline. If more complicated logic is required for initialization, a static initialization block can be used. The static initialization blocks … Continue reading Java Static Initialization vs. Instance Initialization – When to use which?