Q: How do I create my own pair of mutable and immutable classes similar to String and StringBuffer ? A: Immutability in a “weak” sense (for lack of a better term) means creating a temporary read-only ...

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In object technology, a class in which none of the elements in the instances of the class can be changed. In contast, elements in a "mutable" class can be changed, and a mutable class can be a ...

Immutable objects are highly desirable. Because an immutable object’s state cannot be changed, they are particularly useful in concurrent environments. Immutable options can simplify code and reduce ...