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CharSequence is an interface in Java that represents a sequence of characters.

Main features:

  • Immutable: Most implementations, such as String, are immutable, meaning their content cannot be changed after creation.
  • Readable: Provides methods to access characters by index (charAt(int index)), get length (length()), and obtain a subsequence (subSequence(int start, int end)).
  • Common interface: Allows processing of different types of character sequences (strings, buffers, etc.) in a uniform way.

Examples of implementations:

  • String
  • StringBuffer
  • StringBuilder

Why use CharSequence?

  • It allows functions to accept any type of character sequence, not just String. This increases flexibility and code reusability.
  • It avoids the need to convert different types of sequences into String before use, which can be inefficient.