Re: "some text".equals(someString)

[Francois BOTTIN <frbottin@yahoo.fr>]

 --- "E.L. Willighagen" <egonw@sci.kun.nl> wrote: 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> can anyone tell me the difference (performance etc) between:
> 
> 1. String someString = "text"
>    if ("some text".equals(someString)) {};
> 
> and
> 
> 2. String someString = "text"
>    if (someString.equals("some text")) {};
> 

Hi

I don't know if there's a difference in performance (and it will
certainly depend of the JVM implementation).

Personnaly I use the first alternative as it permits null values for
someString without throwing a NullPointerException. It's also possible
to have someString that's not declared as a String (you don't need to
cast it, and hence avoid a ClassCastException).

I hope I answered your question...

    Francois.

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Francois BOTTIN
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