Comments on: Beware of Java string memory allocation http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/04/27/beware-of-java-string-memory-allocation/ Kevin Dangoor on Software Development Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:18:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tom Hawtin http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/04/27/beware-of-java-string-memory-allocation/#comment-712 Tom Hawtin Tue, 31 May 2005 20:28:08 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/wordpress/?p=1349#comment-712 1.5 always copies the backing char[]. With the new Java Memory Model (JMM) in 1.5, all threads are guaranteed to see the correct characters even without any use of synchronisation or volatiles. 1.5 always copies the backing char[].

With the new Java Memory Model (JMM) in 1.5, all threads are guaranteed to see the correct characters even without any use of synchronisation or volatiles.

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