when exactly are we supposed to use “public static final String”?

Question

I have seen much code where people write public static final String mystring = ... and then just use a value.

Why do they have to do that? Why do they h

Answer 1

1. Static means..You can use it without instantiate of the class or using any object.

2. final..It is a keyword which is used for make the string constant. You can not change the value of that string. Look at the example below:

     public class StringTest { 
              static final String str = "Hello"; 
     public static void main(String args[]) { 
              // str = "world"; // gives error 
              System.out.println(str); // called without the help of an object                       
              System.out.println(StringTest.str);// called with class name  
                } 
            } 
   

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