StringBuffer is a legacy synchronized class. There are more modern alternatives which perform better: 1. Plain String concatenation should be preferred 2. StringBuilder is a direct replacement to StringBuffer which generally have better performance
------------- Commit messages: - [PATCH] Cleanup usages of StringBuffer in java.xml Changes: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/5759/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=5759&range=00 Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8274525 Stats: 32 lines in 5 files changed: 0 ins; 11 del; 21 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/5759.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/5759/head:pull/5759 PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/5759
