Is the `new` keyword in java redundant?

Question

I am coming from C++ so there is one feature of java that I don\'t quite understand. I have read that all objects must be created using the keyword new, with th

Answer 1

The new must be written in Java to create a new object instance.

public class Foo {

    public void test() {
        final Foo foo1 = new Foo();
        final Foo foo2 = Foo();
    }

    public Foo Foo() {
        System.out.println("hello world");
        return this;
    }
}

Note, that methods starting with an uppercase character are discouraged in Java to avoid the confusion.