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Creating Wrapper Objects

The most straightforward way to create a wrapper object is to use its constructor:

    Integer i = new Integer (17);
    Double d = new Double (3.14159);
    Character c = new Character ('b');

Technically String is not a wrapper class, because there is no corresponding primitive type, but the syntax for creating a String object is the same:

    String s = new String ("fred");

On the other hand, no one ever uses the constructor for String objects, because you can get the same effect with a simple String value:

    String s = "fred";

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Last Update: 2011-01-24