Re: difference between 'boolean' and 'java.lang.Boolean'
J Leonard said :
What is the difference between 'boolean' the built-in type and
'java.lang.Boolean' the class?
Roedy Green wrote:
Same and the difference between int and Integer. Boolean is a boolean
primitive wrapped up in an Object.
boolean is faster and smaller, but sometimes you need an immutable
Object, then you use Boolean.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/intvsinteger.html
Also, object references can be null, primitives cannot be. Object types can
be type parameters in generics, making them suitable for collections and such.
Nullability is useful in JDBC contexts, and other contexts where you need an
out-of-band value like "UNKNOWN".
Some folks argue that Java should never have had primitives. Too bad for them
it does, I say.
Sidebar: java.lang.Boolean is just as "built-in" as the primitive types, as
are all things in packages that begin with "java." or "javax.". Furthermore,
it has direct compiler support, for things like autoboxing. The distinction
for which one is groping is that between "primitive" and "reference" types.
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