Java - String intern() Method

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Description:

This method returns a canonical representation for the string object. It follows that for any two strings s and t, s.intern() == t.intern() is true if and only if s.equals(t) is true.

Syntax:

Here is the syntax of this method:

public String intern()

Parameters:

Here is the detail of parameters:

• NA

Return Value:

• This method Returns a canonical representation for the string object.

Example:

import java.io.*;

public class Test{
   public static void main(String args[]){
      String Str1 = new String("Welcome to Tutorialspoint.com");
      String Str2 = new String("WELCOME TO SUTORIALSPOINT.COM");

      System.out.print("Canonical representation:" );
      System.out.println(Str1.intern());

      System.out.print("Canonical representation:" );
      System.out.println(Str2.intern());
   }
}

This produces the following result:

Canonical representation: Welcome to Tutorialspoint.com
Canonical representation: WELCOME TO SUTORIALSPOINT.COM

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