How many characters we can store in String datatype in java?

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When we declare a variable with data type String in Java, how many characters can we store in that variable?

For example, we write in code like:

String name;

This name variable is a string. So how many characters can we store in the variable name?

Check this out. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1179983/how-many-characters-can-a-java-string-have — Mark Karan, Dec 25 '13 at 08:28

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 25 '13 at 08:28

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A little logic.

Java's string length returns int, so Integer max value might be the max size.

answered Dec 25 '13 at 08:28

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Sajad Karuthedath · Answer 2 · 2013-12-25T08:41:09.937

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the boundary is 2^31-1 characters, since the getLength()-method of String returns an int-value. The other boundary is your RAM. So your String is limited by the boundary that is reached first

edited Dec 25 '13 at 08:41

answered Dec 25 '13 at 08:31

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How many characters we can store in String datatype in java?

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