stack or heap?

[Andre Enimot]

K&B book 6, p.184-185, Fig 3-1

class Collar { }
  class Dog {
  Collar c; // instance variable
  String name; // instance variable
  public static void main(String [] args) {
    Dog d; // local variable: d
    d = new Dog();
    d.go(d);
  }
  void go(Dog dog) { // local variable: dog
    c = new Collar();
    dog.setName("Aiko");
  }
  void setName(String dogName) { // local var: dogName
     name = dogName;
     // do more stuff
  }
}

Is the string literal "Aiko" in line 12 created on the stack in the string literals pool, or on the heap as a new object, as shown in Fig 3-2?

[Rajkamal Pillai]

String would get an entry in the pool but the whole Object would be created in the pool? Could anyone correct me if I'm mistaken?

[Neha Daga]

read this

[Andre Enimot]

Thanks, clear now.