从 Integer 开始阅读 JDK 源码

public final class Integer extends Number implements Comparable<Integer> {
    // ... 
}

private static class IntegerCache {
  static final int low = -128;
  static final int high;
  static final Integer cache[];
  static {
    // high value may be configured by property
    int h = 127;
    String integerCacheHighPropValue =
      sun.misc.VM.getSavedProperty("java.lang.Integer.IntegerCache.high");
    if (integerCacheHighPropValue != null) {
      try {
        int i = parseInt(integerCacheHighPropValue);
        i = Math.max(i, 127);
        // Maximum array size is Integer.MAX_VALUE
        h = Math.min(i, Integer.MAX_VALUE - (-low) -1);
      } catch( NumberFormatException nfe) {
        // If the property cannot be parsed into an int, ignore it.
      }
    }
    high = h;
    cache = new Integer[(high - low) + 1];
    int j = low;
    for(int k = 0; k < cache.length; k++)
      cache[k] = new Integer(j++);
    // range [-128, 127] must be interned (JLS7 5.1.7)
    assert IntegerCache.high >= 127;
  }
  private IntegerCache() {}
}

public static Integer valueOf(int i) {
  if (i >= IntegerCache.low && i <= IntegerCache.high)
    return IntegerCache.cache[i + (-IntegerCache.low)];
  return new Integer(i);
}