new String() in java
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/390703/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-expression-new-string-in-java">What is the purpose of the expression &ldquo;new String(&hellip;)&rdquo; in Java?</a>  </p>
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<p>I've found some old code that has new String("somestring") in it. Has there ever been a time when this was a good idea?</p>
