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Java Hibernate Basics Getting Started with Hibernate The Builder Design Pattern

Max Greer
Max Greer
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Posted by Max Greer
Max Greer
7,637 Points

I think i missed something... awhile back.... Why Long instead of long?????

What is the difference between Long phone, and long phone.

Why do we use one instead of the other.

2 Answers

Gyorgy Andorka
Gyorgy Andorka
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Gyorgy Andorka
Gyorgy Andorka
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Long is a so-called primitive wrapper class. All primitive types in Java have their correspondig "wrapper" type, starting with a capital letter - they are simply classes which encapsulate the given primitive type as a field (and contain some additional helper methods). There can be various reasons for using them, e.g. to put them in collections, which can only contain Objects.

Max Greer
Max Greer
7,637 Points
Max Greer
Max Greer
7,637 Points

..I think i was staring at my computer too much that night! Thank you for the quick answer!