Java Performance Tuning
By Jack Shirazi


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This page was last modified on April 21, 2003.


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Confirmed errors:

(176) 
Existing code line:
public static final Class FOO_BAR_CLASSNAME = Class.forName("foo.bar.ClassName");

should read

public static final Class FOO_BAR_CLASSNAME = foo.bar.ClassName.class;

Text below that: 
Existing paragraph:
Note that foo.bar.ClassName.class is a valid construct to refer to the
foo.bar.ClassName class object. However, the compiler generates a static
method that calls Class.forName( ) and replaces the
foo.bar.ClassName.class construct with a call to that static method. So
it is better to use the FOO_BAR_CLASSNAME static variable as suggested,
rather than:

Should be -

Note that foo.bar.ClassName.class is a valid construct to refer to the
foo.bar.ClassName class object. However, the compiler generates a static
method that calls Class.forName( ) and replaces the
foo.bar.ClassName.class construct with a call to that static method. So
if the contruct will be accessed more than once, it is better
to use the FOO_BAR_CLASSNAME static variable as suggested, rather than: