6 docs tagged with "immutability"

Hide internal state behind a controlled interface — access modifiers, getters/setters, and the art of designing immutable classes.

How to create truly immutable List, Set, and Map instances in Java using the Java 9+ factory methods and how they differ from the older Collections.unmodifiable wrappers.

Java's concise immutable data carrier — understand what records generate automatically, compact constructors, and when records replace traditional value classes.

Java's text APIs — String immutability and the string pool, mutable alternatives with StringBuilder, and declarative list-joining with StringJoiner.

String immutability, the string pool, StringBuilder, and the most useful String APIs in Java.

Three design-level strategies for writing correct concurrent code — immutability, ThreadLocal confinement, and explicit object confinement — without reaching for locks.