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What is the reason ?
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deepak kukreja
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Joined: Aug 13, 2001
Posts: 54
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Hi
We have two classes namely String and StringBuffer.
If we can do everything with StringBuffer, then what is the
need for String class.
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Deepak<br />SCJP
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Aaron Roberts
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Joined: Sep 10, 2002
Posts: 174
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They are for different purposes. A StringBuffer is used when you want to insert/remove/splice/etc characters on the fly, something Strings can't do. A StringBuffer might be loosely thought of as an ArrayList of chars, since it can grow and shrink dynamically. A String can not change its size.
HTH!
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Joel McNary
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Joined: Aug 20, 2001
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The String class is there for speed/performance. It does not carry the same overhead as a StringBuffer object.
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