CharSequence VS String in Java?
Programming in Android, most of the text values are expected in CharSequence . Why is that? What is the benefit, and what are the main impacts of using CharSequence over String ? What are the main differences, and what issues are expected, while using them, and converting from one to another? Zarkonnen Strings are CharSequences , so you can just use Strings and not worry. Android is merely trying to be helpful by allowing you to also specify other CharSequence objects, like StringBuffers. Basil Bourque This class diagram may help you see the big picture of string types in Java 7/8. I'm not