[CaptainMorgan]

Quote:

Originally Posted by JavaBean

Nothing different. Just syntax is different. 2 is the short hand version of 1 but does the same thing.

I'm not entirely sure this is correct JavaBean. sivasayanth, also here's the reason why

Code:

String a = new String("Java String");

Is a string object and is placed on the garbage collectible heap, while:

Code:

String a = "Java String";

is a local variable and is placed on the stack frame of the current method. I think JavaBean makes a clarification in the latest post, but I just wanted clear this up.