what's the difference between the two initialization: Object x = new String(); String x = new String();

Question

what's the difference between the two initialization:

Object x = new String(); 
String x = new String();

in java

thank!

Answer 1

Object x = new String(); // pointing to a String and saying - Hey, Look there! Its an Object
 String x = new String();// pointing to a String and saying - Hey, Look there! Its a String

More importantly : The methods of String that can be accessed depend on the reference. For example :

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Object o = new String();
    String s = new String();
    o.split("\\."); // compile time error
    s.split("\\."); // works fine

}

Answer 2

There's no difference in the initializations, only in the declarations and therefore in the way the rest of your code sees the variables type.