Need clarification..New to java

[Anveshan]

I have overloaded a method (here it is "testMethod") with one version talking String as argument and another taking as Object. Now when I invoke testMethod() with null as parametre, the one with String argument is called. Can anyone explain why "testMethod(String s)" instead of "testMethod(Object s)" ? (null doesn't pass instance of test with string)

public static void main(String[] args)
{
testMethod(null);
}

static void testMethod(String s)
{
System.out.println("this is string");
}
static void testMethod(Object s)
{
System.out.println("this is object");
}

[goldest]

There was a good discussion over velocityreviews about the same. That will help you out. Read it fully here : difference between null object and null string

Hope that helps,

Goldest

[DarrylBurke]

There was a good discussion over velocityreviews about the same.

Yup Thanks for sharing it.

db

[Anveshan]

Thanks for sharing the discussion over velocityreviews ..is been very helpful