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Interview Question: What is lazy loading?

By: Ash in Interview Tutorials on 2008-08-13  

Question:What is lazy loading?

Answer:

Lazy loading means not creating an object until the first time it is accessed. Lazy loading typically looks like this:

import java.util.Vector;

public class Example {
    private Vector data = null;

    public Vector getData() {
        if (this.data == null) {
            this.data = new Vector();
            // Load data into vector ...
        }
        return this.data;
    }
}

This technique is most useful when you have large hierarchies of objects (such as a product catalog). You can lazy-load subordinate objects as you navigate down the hierarchy, and thereby only create objects when you need them.

 

 

 

 





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