Immutable Class in Java

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The Question

What is an immutable class and how do you create one?

What a Strong Answer Covers

• class final
• fields private final
• no setters
• constructor initialization
• deep copy mutable parameters
• return copies in getters
• thread safe without synchronization
• String as example

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