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☕ Java 26 — JEP 526: Lazy constants (Preview)

/**
 * Java 26 — JEP 526: Lazy constants (Preview)
 */
public class JEP526 {
 private final LazyConstant〈Logger〉 logger =
 LazyConstant.of( () -〉Logger.getLogger( "JEP526" ) );

 void sayHi() {
 logger.get()
 .info( "Hello World!" );
 }
}

• LazyConstant gives Java a standard way to delay initialization while keeping immutable semantics.

• It helps when object creation is expensive but the value should still behave like a constant after first use.

• This is a cleaner alternative to ad hoc lazy holder code.

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