i think java strings are pretty fantastic too... its the C string library function implementations which are crap. i don't like introducing any dependency when

i think java strings are pretty fantastic too... its the C string library function implementations which are crap. i don't like introducing any dependency when I shouldn't have to - using Java strings on Android is not something I've yet had to do but I suspect I will if I want good working functionality because the wcs* functions in the C stdlib in the NDK are crap. there are a number of performance and aesthetic reasons for not wanting to use java strings as well but they are largely irrelevant imo...