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Is there an externally observable difference between following programs? | Is there an externally observable difference between following programs? | ||
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public static String sayHello() { | public static String sayHello() { | ||
return "Hello World!"; | return "Hello World!"; | ||
} | } | ||
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| - | + | <source lang="java"> | |
| + | public static String sayHello() { | ||
| + | String s1 = "Hello"; | ||
| + | String s2 = " World!"; | ||
| + | return s1 + s2; | ||
} | } | ||
| + | </source> | ||
Of course, there is! Just call the method twice: | Of course, there is! Just call the method twice: | ||
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Is there an externally observable difference between following programs?
public static String sayHello() { return "Hello World!"; }
public static String sayHello() { String s1 = "Hello"; String s2 = " World!"; return s1 + s2; }
Of course, there is! Just call the method twice:
assert sayHello() == sayHello();
The first version of the method passes the IdentityCheck test. The second does not. There are also other differences in MemoryAllocations as well as StringsUsedInConstantPool.