Didn't see you were CCing the list when I responded in private mail,
sorry.
>>>>> "BS" == Ben Speakmon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
BS> not quite - for every '+' operator, the compiler creates a
BS> StringBuffer, appends the right operand, and does a toString() on
BS> the buffer. For multiple concats (i.e., "x is " + x + " and y is"
BS> + y) you get five object creations on each '+'. SLOOOOW.
Yes you are right for
String a = "x" + "y";
a += "z";
but
String a = "x" + "y" + "z";
will be as fast as
String a = new StringBuffer("x").append("y").append("z").toString();
and a lot more readable to most people.
Stefan
