Why String need to be final?
[35 byte] By [jimmy6a] at [2007-10-2 9:12:05] 
Why String need to be final?
As a guess - because it is intended to be immutable.
jschella at 2007-7-16 23:19:09 >
For security reasons.
rafael.santinia at 2007-7-16 23:19:09 >
Security and speed.
Adeodatusa at 2007-7-16 23:19:09 >
Final or immutable? Final so that you are not tempted to extend String. You are supposed to *use* String. Immutable for the salient reasons previously posted.- Saish
Saisha at 2007-7-16 23:19:09 >
The easy answer is because it's not intended to be subclassed.
kablaira at 2007-7-16 23:19:09 >
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