What is the difference between these expressions

Question

String a="hi";
String a = new String("hi");
What is the difference between these two ways of declaring 'a'

Answer 1

https://code.sololearn.com/cNRji1rx4NY2/?ref=app
https://code.sololearn.com/c3pjhOamCg9L/?ref=app

Answer 2

String a = hi;
⬆️ this is stored in string pool

String a = new String(hi);
⬆️ this is stored on heap it's not in string pool so when you compare both of these strings if the variables were diffrent using ==, the result returned would be false

Answer 3

@D_Stark

So if you know that you will use a certain string very often you should initiate it as literal and if not you would initate it as object on the heap?

Answer 4

Ayush Pandey the equals() function compares the strings and not the refreneces so it would return true as both strings are the same.

Answer 5

Bro Airree i am not so begineer that i dont understand that much concepts.

Answer 6

I wanna know what makes it different if we compare it.

Answer 7

D_Stark what if we compare usinh equals to function will it output true

Answer 8

The first one declares a String, while the second one declares an object

Answer 9

It will be false, because there is an object, and objects are only equal if you assign it to be