--- John Austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I mentioned yesterday that I thought I had read a > comment > by Bruce Eckel suggesting that String.intern() might > be > avoided. > > I could not find the reference in either the 2nd or > 3rd editions > of "Thinking In Java". >
No need-the "gotcha" site you gave earlier did give some specific drawbacks under string compares: http://mindprod.com/jgloss/gotchas.html#COMPARISON BTW, The third drawback listed in the link above gave "weak references" as an alternative implmentation--I'm unsure what that construct is about--is this the vtable you were speaking of in an earlier message? Also, another question for my comprehension here--the "canonical mappings" you have been referring to in this thread--is this the same thing as the property enumerations that alt-design uses? I'm unsure of the difference between the two. Thanks, Glen __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/
