https://bakic.github.io/tags/records/Recent content in Records on Abdelbaki Ben Elhaj SlimeneHugoen-USSat, 02 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://bakic.github.io/posts/records-in-java/Sat, 02 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://bakic.github.io/posts/records-in-java/<p><img src="image-1.jpg" alt="Photo by AltumCode on Unsplash"></p> <p><em>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@altumcode?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">AltumCode</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></em></p> <p>After being a preview feature in Java 14 and Java 15, Java records are now part of the Java language starting from Java 16.</p> <p>In this article, we are going to take a deep dive into Java records and look at what this feature provides and how can we use it.</p> <h2 id="records">Records</h2> <p>As per the <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/395">JEP 395</a>, records are described as <code>classes that act as transparent carriers for immutable data</code>.</p>