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 ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The correct way to convert a String to long in Java is to use the parseLong(String x) method of ...

I have previously blogged on how Groovy and ActionScript provide demonstrations of switching on Strings functionality that has not been available in Java. JDK 7 changes this for Java by ...