This post originated from an RSS feed registered with Java Buzz by Marc Logemann. Original Post: unsynchronized StringBuffer - let the Tiger in! Feed Title: Marc's Java Blog Feed URL: http://www.logemann.org/day/index_java.xml Feed Description: Java related topics for all major areas. So you will see J2ME, J2SE and J2EE issues here. Latest Java Buzz Posts Latest Java Buzz Posts by Marc Logemann Latest Posts From Marc's Java Blog

String sql = "select * from table" + "where a=1"+ "and b=2"+ "and c=3"+ [...]

We get a nice StringBuffer Object calling append() to do the concatenation. The problem is, it is synchronized and not too fast. With JDK 1.5 aka Tiger, the compiler will use a new class "StringBuilder" which behaves like StringBuffer but w/o synchronization. Good thing. I cant wait to see the next prototype compiler, the current one lacks of metadata support.