Java.lang.Object.toString() Method

Description

The java.lang.Object.toString() method returns a string representation of the object. In general, the toString method returns a string that "textually represents" this object. The result should be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a person to read. It is recommended that all subclasses override this method.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.lang.Object.toString() method

public String toString()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method returns a string representation of the object.

Exception

NA

Example

The following example shows the usage of lang.Object.toString() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class ObjectDemo {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // get an integer
      Integer i = new Integer(50);

      // get a list
      ArrayList list = new ArrayList();

      // add some elements in list
      list.add(50);
      list.add("Hello World");

      // print their string representation
      System.out.println("" + i.toString());
      System.out.println("" + list.toString());
   }
}

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

50
[50, Hello World]