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Java - String intern() Method

The Java String intern() method is used to retrieve the canonical representation for the current string object. In short, the intern() method is used to make an exact copy of a String in heap memory and store it in the String constant pool. A pool is a special storage space in Java heap memory where the string literals can be stored.

A canonical representation indicates that values of a specific type of resource can be described or represented in multiple ways, with one of those ways are chosen as the preferred canonical form.

Note − The equality of two objects can easily be tested by testing the equality of their canonical forms.

Following is the syntax of the Java String intern() method −

public String intern()

• It does not accept any parameter.

This method returns a canonical representation for the string object.

If the given string is not null, the intern() method creates the same copy of the current string object in the heap memory.

In the following program, we are instantiating the string class with the value "TutorialsPoint". Using the intern() method, we are trying to create an exact copy of the current string in the heap memory.

package com.tutorialspoint;

public class Intern {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      
      //instantiate the string class
      String str = new String("TutorialsPoint");
      System.out.println("The given string is: " + str);
      
      //using the intern() method
      String str1 = str.intern();
      System.out.println("The canonical representation of the current string : " + str1);
   }
}

On executing the above program, it will produce the following result −

The given string is: TutorialsPoint
The canonical representation of the current string: TutorialsPoint

If the given string has a null value, the intern() method throws the NullPointerException.

In the following example, we are creating a string literal with the null value. Using the intern() method, we are trying to retrieve the canonical representation of the current string object.

package com.tutorialspoint;

public class Intern {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      try {
         
         //create string literal
         String str = null;
         System.out.println("The given string is: " + str);
         
         //using the intern() method
         String str1 = str.intern();
         System.out.println("The canonical representation of the current : " + str1);
      } catch(NullPointerException e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
         System.out.println("Exception: " + e);
      }
   }
}

Following is the output of the above program −

The given string is: null
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.intern()" because "str" is null
	at com.tutorialspoint.String.Intern.main(Intern.java:9)
Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.intern()" because "str" is null

Using the intern() method we can check the equality of the string objects based on their conical forms.

In this program, we are creating an object of the string class with the value "Hello". Then, using the intern() method, we are trying to retrieve the canonical representation of the string object, and compare them using the equals() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

public class Intern {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      
      // create an object of the string class
      String str = new String("Hello");
      System.out.println("The given string is: " + str);
      
      // using intern() method
      String str2 = str.intern();
      System.out.println("The canonical representation of the string object: " + str2);
      
      //using the conditional statement
      if (str.equals(str2)) {
         System.out.println("The string objects are equal based on their canonical forms");
      } else {
         System.out.println("The string objects are not equal based on their canonical forms");
      }
   }
}

The above program, produces the following output −

The given string is: Hello
The canonical representation of the string object: Hello
The string objects are equal based on their canonical forms

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