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Strings are not a primitive data type and strings are objects of class String.
They have been built this way primarily because a large number of methods can be implemented for use if string is a class. That way coding regarding strings is much easier.
If you really want to implement it as a primitive data type, go ahead and create an array of characters. but then you wont be able to utilize all the string related methods in JDK
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agosince java is purely a object oriented language here each object is associated with classes and string is also class, so in order order to use a string data type we have to include a file called since its contains all functions data types on string.. the main reason is to give data security
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∙ 11y agoIf you mean in Java: no, it is a class. However, the Java language has built-in support for this data type, so that in many cases it SEEMS as a primitive. For example, you can create a String object with a command like:
String x = "abc";
instead of using the "new" operator. However, internally, Java will do the equivalent of using the "new" operator.
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∙ 10y agoI would guess that one reason is that strings can get quite large, so it wouldn't be convenient to store them on the stack; better store them on the heap together with other objects. There are probably other reasons for this decision (not to make them primitive data types) as well.
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Is string arr a non primitive data type?
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Is string is primitive or user defined data type?
String - is primitive data typestring - is user defined data type
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Can you store non primitive data type in the array list?
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Is string arr a non primitive data type?
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What are the different issues if a string is implemented as a primitive or as a character array?
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What is the difference between a C plus plus string and a C-style string?
A std::string is an object that encapsulates an array of type char whereas a C-style string is a primitive array with no members. A std::string is guaranteed to be null-terminated but a C-style string is not.
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