Java’s character and assorted string classes offer low-level support for pattern matching, but that support typically leads to complex code. For simpler and more efficient coding, Java offers ...

Java SE 14 (March 2020) introduced a limited form of pattern matching as a preview feature, which becomes a permanent feature in Java SE 16 (March 2021). The first phase of pattern matching is ...

In the traditional Builder Pattern, a Product's encapsulation can be compromised since its compositional logic resides in another class. What if you could determine a Product's composition at run ...

Java 23 extends import and patterns, but dispenses with string templates In addition to enhanced preview features such as the Class-File API, the JDK brings innovations in pattern matching and ...

The release of Java SE 15 in Sept 2020 will introduce "sealed classes" (JEP 360) as a preview feature. A sealed class is a class or interface which restricts which other classes or interfaces may ...

Sealed classes make Java an even more powerful and expressive language and set the stage for even more sophisticated techniques such as pattern matching, which we'll explore in a subsequent article. A ...