String & StringBuffer -- Difference

Makesh Sundaresan

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posted 18 years ago

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what is the difference between String & StringBuffer ?
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Jessica Sant

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posted 18 years ago

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In a nutshell -- Strings are immutable (cannot be changed once they are created) whereas StringBuffers are mutable(can be changed and manipulated after they are created).
Check out the API for String and StringBuffer for more detail about each of the classes.

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[ November 09, 2003: Message edited by: Jessica Sant ]

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