java.lang
Class StringBuffer

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.StringBuffer

public final class StringBuffer

extends Object

An expandable string of characters. Actually not very expandable! 09/25/2001 added number formatting thanks to Martin E. Nielsen. You must ensure that the buffer is large enough to take the formatted number.

Constructor Summary

StringBuffer()

StringBuffer(int length)

StringBuffer(String aString)

Method Summary

StringBuffer	append(boolean aBoolean)
StringBuffer	append(char aChar)
StringBuffer	append(double aDouble)
StringBuffer	append(float aFloat)
StringBuffer	append(int aInt)
StringBuffer	append(long aLong)
StringBuffer	append(Object aObject)
StringBuffer	append(String s)
char	charAt(int i)
StringBuffer	delete(int start, int end)
char[]	getChars() Retrieves the contents of the StringBuffer in the form of an array of characters.
int	length()
String	toString() Returns the empty string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringBuffer

public StringBuffer()

StringBuffer

public StringBuffer(String aString)

StringBuffer

public StringBuffer(int length)

Method Detail

delete

public StringBuffer delete(int start,
                           int end)

append

public StringBuffer append(String s)

append

public StringBuffer append(Object aObject)

append

public StringBuffer append(boolean aBoolean)

append

public StringBuffer append(char aChar)

append

public StringBuffer append(int aInt)

append

public StringBuffer append(long aLong)

append

public StringBuffer append(float aFloat)

append

public StringBuffer append(double aDouble)

toString

public String toString()

Description copied from class: Object

Returns the empty string. It's here to satisfy javac.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

charAt

public char charAt(int i)

length

public int length()

getChars

public char[] getChars()

Retrieves the contents of the StringBuffer in the form of an array of characters.