Wednesday 29 July 2015

String vs StringBuffer vs StringBuilder


String
StringBuffer
StringBuilder
Storage Area 
Constant String Pool
Heap
Heap

Modifiable     
No (immutable)
Yes (mutable)
Yes (mutable)

Thread Safe   
Yes
Every immutable object in Java is Thread safe.
Yes
All method synchronized.
No




Performance 
Fast
Very slow
All method synchronized.

Fast
Example 
String  demo = "hello " ;
demo = “bye”;

"hello" string still exists in string constant pool.

new "Bye" string is created in constant pool and referenced by the demo variable.
StringBuffer demo = new StringBuffer("Hello");

Object stored in heap and its value can be changed.

demo=new StringBuffer("Bye");

StringBuilder demo = new StringBuilder ("Hello");

Object stored in heap and its value can be changed.

demo=new StringBuilder ("Bye");

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