Now here's where pointers come in handy.
However, getString() returns a String object,
not a reference to the String object (from looking at
the api doc). So in essence it's no difference assigning
it to a String object.
correct me if I am wrong.
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am having a basic object reference question. Consider the
> following
> > code snippet:
> > while (rootRs.next())
> > {
> >
> > categories.addElement(getCategory(rootRs.getString("cat_id")));
> > }
> >
> > Another code snippet:
> > String catID = "";
> > while (rootRs.next())
> > {
> > catID = rootRs.getString("cat_id");
> > categories.addElement(getCategory(catID));
> > }
> >
> > Now my question is which one is better? When we say
> > categories.addElement(getCategory(rootRs.getString("cat_id")));
> >
> > then we are getting a reference to the resultset string
> object or its
> > new object. If its a new String object, then the while loop will be
> > creating n no of objects throughout the loop!!!
> >
> > Awaiting your feedback.
> >
> > Thanks. in advance.
> >
> > Sushil
> >
> >
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