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Before we dive into what’s new with wrapper classes in Java 21, let’s do a quick review. Wrapper behavior was also refined as groundwork for Project Valhalla’s value types. Wrapper classes in Java 21 ...

Creating simple data classes in Java traditionally required substantial boilerplate code. Consider how we would represent Java’s mascots, Duke and Juggy: public class JavaMascot { private final String ...