Reference objects aren't just useful when memory is at a premium; they can also be used to provide slick caching abilities to any application.

Java currently supports only two types of value: primitives and object references. Project Valhalla extends this by introducing inline classes which are a new form of type that exhibit some ...

This article shows how to use the Apache Commons JXPath component to easily query complex Java object trees for data using the XPath expression language. It covers both basic and advanced features ...

Most Java developers who come from a C/C++ background have probably at one time wished for a Java equivalent of sizeof() .

Loitering Objects and Java Framework Design By Leonard Slipp February 5, 2001 ONE OF THE key objectives early in the design of Java was to create an environment that eliminated the memory management ...

Object strings create two objects, whereas primitives create just one. Object strings create the string literal and the variable to refer to it. The two string types are stored in memory differently.

The Java Iterator is an all-purpose interface that simplifies looping through a collection of objects. Java's ListIterator provides all the functionality of the Iterator interface, with four ...