String类源码分析

1、String类注释说明

/**
 * The {@code String} class represents character strings. All
 * string literals in Java programs, such as {@code "abc"}, are
 * implemented as instances of this class.
 * <p>
 * Strings are constant; their values cannot be changed after they
 * are created. String buffers support mutable strings.
*/

注释说明String是不变的类，即String类的值一旦被生成后就不能被改变了。

2、String类声明

public final class String implements java.io.Serializable, Comparable<String>, CharSequence

final关键字修饰String类表示String类不可以被其他类继承。

3、String类的属性

    /** The value is used for character storage. */
    private final char value[];  // final关键字修饰属性，可以看出String对象确实是不可改变的
 
    /** Cache the hash code for the string */
    private int hash; // Default to 0
 
    /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -6849794470754667710L;
 
    /**
     * Class String is special cased within the Serialization Stream Protocol.
     *
     * A String instance is written into an ObjectOutputStream according to
     * <a href="{@docRoot}/../platform/serialization/spec/output.html">
     * Object Serialization Specification, Section 6.2, "Stream Elements"</a>
     */
    private static final ObjectStreamField[] serialPersistentFields =
        new ObjectStreamField[0];

4、String类构造方法

    // 无参构造方法一般不用，因为值为空
    public String() {
        this.value = "".value;
    }
 
    public String(String original) {
        this.value = original.value;
        this.hash = original.hash;
    }
 
    public String(char value[]) {
        this.value = Arrays.copyOf(value, value.length);
    }
 
    public String(char value[], int offset, int count) {
        if (offset < 0) {
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(offset);
        }
        if (count <= 0) {
            if (count < 0) {
                throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(count);
            }
            if (offset <= value.length) {
                this.value = "".value;
                return;
            }
        }
        // Note: offset or count might be near -1>>>1.
        if (offset > value.length - count) {
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(offset + count);
        }
        this.value = Arrays.copyOfRange(value, offset, offset+count);
    }
 
    public String(int[] codePoints, int offset, int count) {
        if (offset < 0) {
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(offset);
        }
        if (count <= 0) {
            if (count < 0) {
                throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(count);
            }
            if (offset <= codePoints.length) {
                this.value = "".value;
                return;
            }
        }
        // Note: offset or count might be near -1>>>1.
        if (offset > codePoints.length - count) {
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(offset + count);
        }
 
        final int end = offset + count;
 
        // Pass 1: Compute precise size of char[]
        int n = count;
        for (int i = offset; i < end; i++) {
            int c = codePoints[i];
            if (Character.isBmpCodePoint(c))
                continue;
            else if (Character.isValidCodePoint(c))
                n++;
            else throw new IllegalArgumentException(Integer.toString(c));
        }
 
        // Pass 2: Allocate and fill in char[]
        final char[] v = new char[n];
 
        for (int i = offset, j = 0; i < end; i++, j++) {
            int c = codePoints[i];
            if (Character.isBmpCodePoint(c))
                v[j] = (char)c;
            else
                Character.toSurrogates(c, v, j++);
        }
 
        this.value = v;
    }
 
    /* Common private utility method used to bounds check the byte array
     * and requested offset & length values used by the String(byte[],..)
     * constructors.
     */
    private static void checkBounds(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) {
        if (length < 0)
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(length);
        if (offset < 0)
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(offset);
        if (offset > bytes.length - length)
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(offset + length);
    }
 
    public String(byte bytes[], int offset, int length, String charsetName)
            throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
        if (charsetName == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("charsetName");
        checkBounds(bytes, offset, length);
        this.value = StringCoding.decode(charsetName, bytes, offset, length);
    }
 
    public String(byte bytes[], int offset, int length, Charset charset) {
        if (charset == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("charset");
        checkBounds(bytes, offset, length);
        this.value =  StringCoding.decode(charset, bytes, offset, length);
    }
 
    public String(byte bytes[], String charsetName)
            throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
        this(bytes, 0, bytes.length, charsetName);
    }
 
    public String(byte bytes[], Charset charset) {
        this(bytes, 0, bytes.length, charset);
    }
 
    public String(byte bytes[], int offset, int length) {
        checkBounds(bytes, offset, length);
        this.value = StringCoding.decode(bytes, offset, length);
    }
 
    public String(byte bytes[]) {
        this(bytes, 0, bytes.length);
    }
 
    public String(StringBuffer buffer) {
        synchronized(buffer) {
            this.value = Arrays.copyOf(buffer.getValue(), buffer.length());
        }
    }
 
    public String(StringBuilder builder) {
        this.value = Arrays.copyOf(builder.getValue(), builder.length());
    }
 
    String(char[] value, boolean share) {
        // assert share : "unshared not supported";
        this.value = value;
    }

5、String类常用方法

// 得到字符串长度，即字符数组value的大小
    public int length() {
        return value.length;
    }
 
    // 判断字符串是否为空
    public boolean isEmpty() {
        return value.length == 0;
    }
 
    // 得到索引位置的字符
    public char charAt(int index) {
        if ((index < 0) || (index >= value.length)) {
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
        }
        return value[index];
    }
 
    // 判断两个字符串是否相等，equals是Object类的方法，String覆写了该方法
    public boolean equals(Object anObject) {
        if (this == anObject) {
            return true;
        }
        if (anObject instanceof String) {
            String anotherString = (String)anObject;
            int n = value.length;
            if (n == anotherString.value.length) {
                char v1[] = value;
                char v2[] = anotherString.value;
                int i = 0;
                while (n-- != 0) {
                    if (v1[i] != v2[i])
                        return false;
                    i++;
                }
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
 
    // 字符串比较操作，compareTo是Object类的方法，String覆写了该方法
    public int compareTo(String anotherString) {
        int len1 = value.length;
        int len2 = anotherString.value.length;
        int lim = Math.min(len1, len2);
        char v1[] = value;
        char v2[] = anotherString.value;
 
        int k = 0;
        while (k < lim) {
            char c1 = v1[k];
            char c2 = v2[k];
            if (c1 != c2) {
                return c1 - c2;
            }
            k++;
        }
        return len1 - len2;
    }
 
    // hashCode是Object类的方法，String类覆写了该方法
    public int hashCode() {
        int h = hash;
        if (h == 0 && value.length > 0) {
            char val[] = value;
 
            for (int i = 0; i < value.length; i++) {
                h = 31 * h + val[i];
            }
            hash = h;
        }
        return h;
    }
 
    // 判断字符串是否以另一个字符串开头
    public boolean startsWith(String prefix, int toffset) {
        char ta[] = value;
        int to = toffset;
        char pa[] = prefix.value;
        int po = 0;
        int pc = prefix.value.length;
        // Note: toffset might be near -1>>>1.
        if ((toffset < 0) || (toffset > value.length - pc)) {
            return false;
        }
        while (--pc >= 0) {
            if (ta[to++] != pa[po++]) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }
    // 重载上一个方法
    public boolean startsWith(String prefix) {
        return startsWith(prefix, 0);
    }
    // 判断字符串是否以另一个字符串结尾
    public boolean endsWith(String suffix) {
        return startsWith(suffix, value.length - suffix.value.length);
    }
 
    // 得到子字符串
    public String substring(int beginIndex) {
        if (beginIndex < 0) {
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(beginIndex);
        }
        int subLen = value.length - beginIndex;
        if (subLen < 0) {
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(subLen);
        }
        return (beginIndex == 0) ? this : new String(value, beginIndex, subLen);
    }
    // 上个方法的重载
    public String substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex) {
        if (beginIndex < 0) {
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(beginIndex);
        }
        if (endIndex > value.length) {
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(endIndex);
        }
        int subLen = endIndex - beginIndex;
        if (subLen < 0) {
            throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(subLen);
        }
        return ((beginIndex == 0) && (endIndex == value.length)) ? this
                : new String(value, beginIndex, subLen);
    }
 
    // 判断字符串是否包含某个字符串
    public boolean contains(CharSequence s) {
        return indexOf(s.toString()) > -1;
    }
 
    // 将其他类型数据转换为字符串的操作
    public static String valueOf(Object obj) {
        return (obj == null) ? "null" : obj.toString();
    }
    public static String valueOf(char data[]) {
        return new String(data);
    }
    public static String valueOf(char data[], int offset, int count) {
        return new String(data, offset, count);
    }
    public static String copyValueOf(char data[], int offset, int count) {
        return new String(data, offset, count);
    }
    public static String copyValueOf(char data[]) {
        return new String(data);
    }
    public static String valueOf(boolean b) {
        return b ? "true" : "false";
    }
    public static String valueOf(char c) {
        char data[] = {c};
        return new String(data, true);
    }
    public static String valueOf(int i) {
        return Integer.toString(i);
    }
    public static String valueOf(long l) {
        return Long.toString(l);
    }
    public static String valueOf(float f) {
        return Float.toString(f);
    }
    public static String valueOf(double d) {
        return Double.toString(d);
    }
 
    // 本地方法，将字符串对象放入字符串常量池
    public native String intern();