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Difference between String s = "Marcus"; vs String s2 = new String("Marcus");

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:58:48 +0000

Hi please tell me difference between
String s = "Marcus";
String s2 = new String("Marcus");
What happens in heap?

What and where are the stack and heap ?

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:42:22 +0000

Programming language books usually explain that value types are created on the stack, and reference types created on the heap, without really explaining what these two things are. With my only programming experience being in high level languages, I haven't read a clear explanation of this. I mean I understand what a stack is, but where and what are they relative the to the physical memory of a real computer?

To what extent are they controlled by the OS or language runtime?
What is their scope?
What determines the size of each of them?
What makes one faster?

Can a function be allocated on the heap instead of a stack?

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:02:20 +0000

Can a function be allocated on the heap instead of a stack?

What is stored on Stack and Heap ?

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:05:29 +0000

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me what is stored on a stack and what is stored on a heap in a Java program?

Thanks.

What is heap and stack?

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:30:00 +0000

What is heap and stack?