For more information by Glen McCluskey One of the standard methods defined in java.lang.Object is toString . This method is used to obtain a string representation of an object.

One day, there will be a full increment release of Java, and when that two-point-oh version becomes official, I am desperately hoping they will include a fully implemented toString() method in the ...

Developers new to Java might think that the delay of SlowToString ‘s toString() method will only be incurred if logging at FINER level is enabled. Unfortunately, that is not the case.