[MUD-Dev] [TECH] String Classes, Memory Management, and Fragmentation

[Adam Martin]

----- Original Message -----
From: <Daniel.Harman at barclayscapital.com>

> In java at least you shouldn't reuse the Stringbuffer objects
> either. If I recall correctly, Java Stringbuffers grow, but they
> don't shrink :) This is a real problem if you are using a string
> buffer that has grown a lot, as when you copy it to a string, it
> copies the whole buffer, not just the bit you think is
> populates. You then end up with some very large padded strings.
> So you end up having to create lots of string buffer objects,
> which takes you back to the first problem I mentioned! (That last
> bit about copying the whole buffer not just the data you think is
> in it, I am 98% sure is accurate, but I don't have time to check
> for now, and its how I remember it).

Could you please explain that a bit further? I understand the
problems with the immutable String objects w.r.t GC, but I'd not
noticed problems with StringBuffer's, and I can't understand how
what you describe would work?

The bit in particular where you say "as when you copy it to a
string, it copies the whole buffer, not just the bit you think it
populates. You then end up with some very large padded strings." -
Surely, if the resulting String is any larger than it should be,
then it will not be the correct String, and the result is incorrect?

Sorry if I'm missing something obvious!

Adam M

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