I didn't see a reply to this one. On Dec 20, 2007, at 1:47 AM, Aristedes Maniatis wrote:
On 20/12/2007, at 8:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:java 5: new Integer(int) -> Integer.valueOf(int)Or we could start to use autoboxing and just use "int" where appropriate. Is valueOf recommended over new Integer() for speed or other reasons in Java 5?
Yes, it's recommended. The valueOf method returns an instance that might already be lying around whereas new Integer will always create an object that will have to be garbage collected later. So valueOf is preferable if the code will always be run in a Java 5 or better vm.
Craig
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