Difference between StringBuilder and StringBuffer

java stringbuilder stringbuffer
blacktiger picture blacktiger · Dec 10, 2008 · Viewed 814.5k times · Source

What is the main difference between StringBuffer and StringBuilder? Is there any performance issues when deciding on any one of these?

Answer

sblundy picture sblundy · Dec 10, 2008

StringBuffer is synchronized, StringBuilder is not.

Related questions

What is the difference between String and StringBuffer in Java?

What is the difference between String and StringBuffer in Java? Is there a maximum size for String?

Read More
How to Reassign value of StringBuffer?

How can we re assign the value of a StringBuffer or StringBuilder Variable? StringBuffer sb=new StringBuffer("teststr"); Now i have to change the value of sb to "testString" without emptying the contents. I am looking at a method which …

Read More
Why use StringBuilder? StringBuffer can work with multiple thread as well as one thread?

Suppose our application have only one thread. and we are using StringBuffer then what is the problem? I mean if StringBuffer can handle multiple threads through synchronization, what is the problem to work with single thread? Why use StringBuilder instead?

Read More