StringBuilder和StringBuffer解读
引言
对于String这种不可变字符串,如果想要修改。JVM会重新创建一个String实例。大大影响效率。因此JAVA提供了StringBuidler和StringBuffer。这两个都是可变字符串,他们两个都提供了一个字符缓冲区,便于修改字符。
类结构

通过UML图可以看出来,这两个类都继承了字符串的父类:AbstractStringBuilder
StringBuilder和StringBuffer的源码解析
- 以下是StringBuilder的源码:
public final class StringBuilder
extends AbstractStringBuilder
implements java.io.Serializable, CharSequence{
static final long serialVersionUID = 4383685877147921099L;
public StringBuilder() {
super(16);
}
public StringBuilder(int capacity) {
super(capacity);
}
public StringBuilder(String str) {
super(str.length() + 16);
append(str);
}
public StringBuilder(CharSequence seq) {
this(seq.length() + 16);
append(seq);
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(Object obj) {
return append(String.valueOf(obj));
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(String str) {
super.append(str);
return this;
}
public StringBuilder append(StringBuffer sb) {
super.append(sb);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(CharSequence s) {
super.append(s);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(CharSequence s, int start, int end) {
super.append(s, start, end);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(char[] str) {
super.append(str);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(char[] str, int offset, int len) {
super.append(str, offset, len);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(boolean b) {
super.append(b);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(char c) {
super.append(c);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(int i) {
super.append(i);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(long lng) {
super.append(lng);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(float f) {
super.append(f);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(double d) {
super.append(d);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder appendCodePoint(int codePoint) {
super.appendCodePoint(codePoint);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder delete(int start, int end) {
super.delete(start, end);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder deleteCharAt(int index) {
super.deleteCharAt(index);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder replace(int start, int end, String str) {
super.replace(start, end, str);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder insert(int index, char[] str, int offset,
int len)
{
super.insert(index, str, offset, len);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder insert(int offset, Object obj) {
super.insert(offset, obj);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder insert(int offset, String str) {
super.insert(offset, str);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder insert(int offset, char[] str) {
super.insert(offset, str);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s) {
super.insert(dstOffset, s);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s,
int start, int end)
{
super.insert(dstOffset, s, start, end);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder insert(int offset, boolean b) {
super.insert(offset, b);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder insert(int offset, char c) {
super.insert(offset, c);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder insert(int offset, int i) {
super.insert(offset, i);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder insert(int offset, long l) {
super.insert(offset, l);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder insert(int offset, float f) {
super.insert(offset, f);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder insert(int offset, double d) {
super.insert(offset, d);
return this;
}
@Override
public int indexOf(String str) {
return super.indexOf(str);
}
@Override
public int indexOf(String str, int fromIndex) {
return super.indexOf(str, fromIndex);
}
@Override
public int lastIndexOf(String str) {
return super.lastIndexOf(str);
}
@Override
public int lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex) {
return super.lastIndexOf(str, fromIndex);
}
@Override
public StringBuilder reverse() {
super.reverse();
return this;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
// Create a copy, don't share the array
return new String(value, 0, count);
}
private void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s)
throws java.io.IOException {
s.defaultWriteObject();
s.writeInt(count);
s.writeObject(value);
}
private void readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream s)
throws java.io.IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
s.defaultReadObject();
count = s.readInt();
value = (char[]) s.readObject();
}
}
- 以下是StringBuffer的源码:
public final class StringBuffer
extends AbstractStringBuilder
implements java.io.Serializable, CharSequence {
private transient char[] toStringCache;
static final long serialVersionUID = 3388685877147921107L;
public StringBuffer() {
super(16);
}
public StringBuffer(int capacity) {
super(capacity);
}
public StringBuffer(String str) {
super(str.length() + 16);
append(str);
}
public StringBuffer(CharSequence seq) {
this(seq.length() + 16);
append(seq);
}
@Override
public synchronized int length() {
return count;
}
@Override
public synchronized int capacity() {
return value.length;
}
@Override
public synchronized void ensureCapacity(int minimumCapacity) {
super.ensureCapacity(minimumCapacity);
}
@Override
public synchronized void trimToSize() {
super.trimToSize();
}
@Override
public synchronized void setLength(int newLength) {
toStringCache = null;
super.setLength(newLength);
}
@Override
public synchronized char charAt(int index) {
if ((index < 0) || (index >= count))
throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
return value[index];
}
@Override
public synchronized int codePointAt(int index) {
return super.codePointAt(index);
}
@Override
public synchronized int codePointBefore(int index) {
return super.codePointBefore(index);
}
@Override
public synchronized int codePointCount(int beginIndex, int endIndex) {
return super.codePointCount(beginIndex, endIndex);
}
@Override
public synchronized int offsetByCodePoints(int index, int codePointOffset) {
return super.offsetByCodePoints(index, codePointOffset);
}
@Override
public synchronized void getChars(int srcBegin, int srcEnd, char[] dst,
int dstBegin)
{
super.getChars(srcBegin, srcEnd, dst, dstBegin);
}
@Override
public synchronized void setCharAt(int index, char ch) {
if ((index < 0) || (index >= count))
throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
toStringCache = null;
value[index] = ch;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(Object obj) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(String.valueOf(obj));
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(String str) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(str);
return this;
}
public synchronized StringBuffer append(StringBuffer sb) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(sb);
return this;
}
@Override
synchronized StringBuffer append(AbstractStringBuilder asb) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(asb);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(CharSequence s) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(s);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(CharSequence s, int start, int end)
{
toStringCache = null;
super.append(s, start, end);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(char[] str) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(str);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(char[] str, int offset, int len) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(str, offset, len);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(boolean b) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(b);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(char c) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(c);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(int i) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(i);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer appendCodePoint(int codePoint) {
toStringCache = null;
super.appendCodePoint(codePoint);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(long lng) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(lng);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(float f) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(f);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(double d) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(d);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer delete(int start, int end) {
toStringCache = null;
super.delete(start, end);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer deleteCharAt(int index) {
toStringCache = null;
super.deleteCharAt(index);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer replace(int start, int end, String str) {
toStringCache = null;
super.replace(start, end, str);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized String substring(int start) {
return substring(start, count);
}
@Override
public synchronized CharSequence subSequence(int start, int end) {
return super.substring(start, end);
}
@Override
public synchronized String substring(int start, int end) {
return super.substring(start, end);
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int index, char[] str, int offset,
int len)
{
toStringCache = null;
super.insert(index, str, offset, len);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int offset, Object obj) {
toStringCache = null;
super.insert(offset, String.valueOf(obj));
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int offset, String str) {
toStringCache = null;
super.insert(offset, str);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int offset, char[] str) {
toStringCache = null;
super.insert(offset, str);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuffer insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s) {
// Note, synchronization achieved via invocations of other StringBuffer methods
// after narrowing of s to specific type
// Ditto for toStringCache clearing
super.insert(dstOffset, s);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s,
int start, int end)
{
toStringCache = null;
super.insert(dstOffset, s, start, end);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuffer insert(int offset, boolean b) {
// Note, synchronization achieved via invocation of StringBuffer insert(int, String)
// after conversion of b to String by super class method
// Ditto for toStringCache clearing
super.insert(offset, b);
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int offset, char c) {
toStringCache = null;
super.insert(offset, c);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuffer insert(int offset, int i) {
// Note, synchronization achieved via invocation of StringBuffer insert(int, String)
// after conversion of i to String by super class method
// Ditto for toStringCache clearing
super.insert(offset, i);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuffer insert(int offset, long l) {
// Note, synchronization achieved via invocation of StringBuffer insert(int, String)
// after conversion of l to String by super class method
// Ditto for toStringCache clearing
super.insert(offset, l);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuffer insert(int offset, float f) {
// Note, synchronization achieved via invocation of StringBuffer insert(int, String)
// after conversion of f to String by super class method
// Ditto for toStringCache clearing
super.insert(offset, f);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuffer insert(int offset, double d) {
// Note, synchronization achieved via invocation of StringBuffer insert(int, String)
// after conversion of d to String by super class method
// Ditto for toStringCache clearing
super.insert(offset, d);
return this;
}
@Override
public int indexOf(String str) {
// Note, synchronization achieved via invocations of other StringBuffer methods
return super.indexOf(str);
}
@Override
public synchronized int indexOf(String str, int fromIndex) {
return super.indexOf(str, fromIndex);
}
@Override
public int lastIndexOf(String str) {
// Note, synchronization achieved via invocations of other StringBuffer methods
return lastIndexOf(str, count);
}
@Override
public synchronized int lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex) {
return super.lastIndexOf(str, fromIndex);
}
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer reverse() {
toStringCache = null;
super.reverse();
return this;
}
@Override
public synchronized String toString() {
if (toStringCache == null) {
toStringCache = Arrays.copyOfRange(value, 0, count);
}
return new String(toStringCache, true);
}
private static final java.io.ObjectStreamField[] serialPersistentFields =
{
new java.io.ObjectStreamField("value", char[].class),
new java.io.ObjectStreamField("count", Integer.TYPE),
new java.io.ObjectStreamField("shared", Boolean.TYPE),
};
private synchronized void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s)
throws java.io.IOException {
java.io.ObjectOutputStream.PutField fields = s.putFields();
fields.put("value", value);
fields.put("count", count);
fields.put("shared", false);
s.writeFields();
}
private void readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream s)
throws java.io.IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
java.io.ObjectInputStream.GetField fields = s.readFields();
value = (char[])fields.get("value", null);
count = fields.get("count", 0);
}
}
对比这两个类的源码,我们可以看的出来这两个类实际上很简单,也就400行以内的代码量,大部分方法就是重写了父类的方法,那为什么会有写两个类呢?根据存在即合理的原则,这两个类存在必定有存在的原因。下面分析他们的主要区别。
主要区别
区别1:执行效率和安全性
看一下StringBuilder和StringBuffer的部分源码:
/**
* StringBuilder 部分源码
*/
public final class StringBuilder extends AbstractStringBuilder implements java.io.Serializable, CharSequence {
//.....
@Override
public StringBuilder append(CharSequence s) {
super.append(s);
return this;
}
@Override
public StringBuilder append(CharSequence s, int start, int end) {
super.append(s, start, end);
return this;
}
//.....
}
/**
* StringBuffer 部分源码
*/
public final class StringBuffer extends AbstractStringBuilder implements java.io.Serializable, CharSequence {
//.....
@Override
public synchronized StringBuffer append(StringBuffer sb) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(sb);
return this;
}
@Override
synchronized StringBuffer append(AbstractStringBuilder asb) {
toStringCache = null;
super.append(asb);
return this;
}
//.....
}
对比一下这两段代码,会很明显的发现,StringBuilfer的方法中没有synchronized标识符,但是StringBuffer中有这个标识符。而synchronized这个标识符一般用在多线程上。因此可以分析出以下两点:
- StringBuffer线程安全,StringBuilder线程不安全
- StringBuilder执行效率比StringBuffer执行效率高
区别2:缓冲区
/**
* StringBuilder 部分源码
*/
public final class StringBuilder extends AbstractStringBuilder implements java.io.Serializable, CharSequence {
//.....
@Override
public String toString() {
return new String(value, 0, count);
}
//.....
}
/**
* StringBuffer 部分源码
*/
public final class StringBuffer extends AbstractStringBuilder implements java.io.Serializable, CharSequence {
//.....
private transient char[] toStringCache;
@Override
public synchronized String toString() {
if (toStringCache == null) {
toStringCache = Arrays.copyOfRange(value, 0, count);
}
return new String(toStringCache, true);
}
//.....
}
通过上面的两个源码片段,可以看的出来,StringBuffer每次toString都会直接使用缓冲区的toStringCache值来构造一个字符串。
StringBuilder每次都需要复制一次字符数组,在构造一个字符串。
所以,缓冲区这也是对StringBuffer的一个优化吧。不过StringBuffer还是同步。
总结
StringBuffer适用在多线程的环境下,单线程下使用StringBuilder更合适。

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