String Constructors

Because Strings are objects, you can create a String object by using the keyword new and a String constructor method, just as you would create any other object.

String name = new String();
String name2 = new String(“Nancy”);

Though they are not primitive types, strings are so important and frequently used that Java provides additional syntax for declaration:

String aGreeting = "Hello world";

A String created in this short-cut way is called a String literal. Only Strings have a shortcut like this. All other objects are constructed by using the new operator.

Many new Java programmers get confused because of this shortcut and believe that Strings are primitive data types. However, Strings are objects and therefore have behaviors and attributes.