When is `StringBuilder` is preferred instead appen

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StringBuilder vs String concatenation in toString() in Java (18 answers)

When to use StringBuilder in Java [duplicate] (9 answers)

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Below are two ways how to append String:

String firstString = "text_0";
String secondString = "text_1";
String resultString = firstString + secondString;

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append(firstString).append(secondString);
String resultString = sb.toString();

My question is - when is more effective to use StringBuilder? Let's say there are 10 strings, and I need to create one of them.

回答1:

Because StringBuilder can "append" a string instead of concatenating two strings each time creating a new object. Even if you use += operator with Strings a new object is created. This advantage will only become relevant once you try to concatenate a great number of strings. If is also consiedered a bit more readable.

回答2:

Two main Advantages:

1. Mutable
2. Not Synchronized.