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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Censoring Words - Looping Until the Value Passes

toni chen
toni chen
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Posted by toni chen
toni chen
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CharSequence vs String

Different between charsequence and string ??

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Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
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Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
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You're asking the question in Java Basics but the concepts involved in answering are covered in subsequent courses. A CharSequence is an interface, not a class. This means that it's methods are empty on it's own and it's up to the implementing class to fill them out. It basically means that any class that implements CharSequence will supply the stated methods. You don't be able to create a CharSequence on it's own directly, only through creating an instance of an implementing class. These classes include String as well as others like StringBuilder, Android's Editable, etc.

Unsubscribed User
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They are both mostly the same. I guess you would use one over the other depending on what you want to do with the variable. The String datatype looks like it is more versatile when it comes to the methods that can be run on it. Refer to the documentation below

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/String.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/CharSequence.html