Can you explain what the toString method does in Java?

In Java, the toString() method is intended to obtain a string representation of an object. By default, it is defined in the Object class and returns a string containing the class name and the object's hash code.

Classes often override toString() to return a more informative description of the object, useful for debugging and logging.

Example:

public class Person {
    private String name;
    private int age;

    public Person(String name, int age) {
        this.name = name;
        this.age = age;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "Person{name='" + name + "', age=" + age + "}";
    }
}

// Usage:
Person p = new Person("Alice", 30);
System.out.println(p.toString()); // Outputs: Person{name='Alice', age=30}

Thus, toString() helps obtain a human-readable representation of the object.