Real Life, Practical Example of Using String.intern() in Java?

Question

I\'ve seen many primitive examples describing how String intern()\'ing works, but I have yet to see a real-life use-case that would benefit from it.

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Answer 1

Not a complete answer but additional food for thought (found here):

Therefore, the primary benefit in this case is that using the == operator for internalized strings is a lot faster than use the equals() method [for not internalized Strings]. So, use the intern() method if you're going to be comparing strings more than a time or three.