Why string is popular hashmap key in java?
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Answer / vishalshetkar
Since String is immutable, its hashcode is cached at the time of creation and it doesn’t need to be calculated again. This makes it a great candidate for keys in a Map and its processing is fast than other HashMap key objects. This is why String is mostly used Object as HashMap keys.
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