To create an immutable class following steps should be followed:• Create a final class.• Set the values of properties using constructor only.• Make the properties of the class final and private• Do not provide any setters for these properties.• If the instance fields include references to mutable objects, don't allow those objects to be changed• Don't provide methods that modify the mutable objects. • Don't share references to the mutable objects. Never store references to external, mutable objects passed to the constructor; if necessary, create copies, and store references to the copies. Similarly, create copies of your internal mutable objects when necessary to avoid returning the originals in your methods. • Since the state of the immutable objects cannot be changed once they are created they are automatically synchronized/thread-safe.• All wrapper classes in java.lang are immutable - String, Integer, Boolean, Character, Byte, Short, Long, Float, Double, BigDecimal, BigInteger• The best use of the immutable objects is as the keys of a map.
