好问题。答案可以通过 String::intern() 的实现方式找到。来自 javadoc:
* When the intern method is invoked, if the pool already contains a
* string equal to this {@code String} object as determined by
* the {@link #equals(Object)} method, then the string from the pool is
* returned. Otherwise, this {@code String} object is added to the
* pool and a reference to this {@code String} object is returned.
* <p>
所以字符串池存储字符串对象。
我们可以打开源代码来确认答案。String::intern() 是一个本地方法,它在 StringTable::intern()、symbolTable.hpp 中定义
oop StringTable::intern(Handle string_or_null, jchar* name,
int len, TRAPS) {
unsigned int hashValue = hash_string(name, len);
int index = the_table()->hash_to_index(hashValue);
oop found_string = the_table()->lookup(index, name, len, hashValue);
// Found
if (found_string != NULL) {
ensure_string_alive(found_string);
return found_string;
}
... ...
Handle string;
// try to reuse the string if possible
if (!string_or_null.is_null()) {
string = string_or_null;
} else {
string = java_lang_String::create_from_unicode(name, len, CHECK_NULL);
}
... ...
// Grab the StringTable_lock before getting the_table() because it could
// change at safepoint.
oop added_or_found;
{
MutexLocker ml(StringTable_lock, THREAD);
// Otherwise, add to symbol to table
added_or_found = the_table()->basic_add(index, string, name, len,
hashValue, CHECK_NULL);
}
ensure_string_alive(added_or_found);
return added_or_found;
}
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u/hotspot/file/f3108e56b502/src/share/vm/classfile/symbolTable.cpp