CHAPTER 29 --- Strings and Object References

In previous examples, method parameters were primitive data types, like int, or double:

Point pt = new Point();
pt.move( 14, 22 );

This chapter discusses how object references are used as parameters. The class String will be used in many of the examples.

Chapter Topics:

• String literals.
• The null value.
• More about garbage.
• The String class.
• String concatenation.
• Strings are immutable.
• Some String methods.
• Cascading methods.

QUESTION 1:

(Review:) What TWO things does the following statement do?

String zeta = new String( "The last rose of summer." );