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StringBuilder Class in Java with Examples

StringBuilder in Java represents a mutable sequence of characters.
Since the String Class in Java creates an immutable sequence of
characters, the StringBuilder class provides an alternative to String
Class, as it creates a mutable sequence of characters. The function of
StringBuilder is very much similar to the StringBuffer class, as both of
them provide an alternative to String Class by making a mutable
sequence of characters. However, the StringBuilder class differs from
the StringBuffer class on the basis of synchronization. The
StringBuilder class provides no guarantee of synchronization whereas
the StringBuffer class does. Therefore this class is designed for use as
a drop-in replacement for StringBuffer in places where the
StringBuffer was being used by a single thread (as is generally the
case). Where possible, it is recommended that this class be used in
preference to StringBuffer as it will be faster under most
implementations. Instances of StringBuilder are not safe for use by
multiple threads. If such synchronization is required then it is
recommended that StringBuffer be used. String Builder is not thread-
safe and high in performance compared to String buffer.

The class hierarchy is as follows:

java.lang.Object
↳ java.lang
↳ Class StringBuilder

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public final class StringBuilder
 extends Object
implements Serializable, CharSequence

Constructors in Java StringBuilder Class

StringBuilder(): Constructs a string builder with no characters in it

and an initial capacity of 16 characters.
StringBuilder(int capacity): Constructs a string builder with no
characters in it and an initial capacity specified by the capacity
argument.
StringBuilder(CharSequence seq): Constructs a string builder that
contains the same characters as the specified CharSequence.
StringBuilder(String str): Constructs a string builder initialized to
the contents of the specified string.

Below is a sample program to illustrate StringBuilder in Java.

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// Java Code to illustrate StringBuilder

import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;

public class GFG1 {

public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception
{
// Create a StringBuilder object
// using StringBuilder() constructor
StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder();

str.append("GFG");

// print string
System.out.println("String = " + str.toString());

// create a StringBuilder object

// using StringBuilder(CharSequence) constructor
StringBuilder str1
= new StringBuilder("AAAABBBCCCC");

// print string
System.out.println("String1 = " + str1.toString());

// create a StringBuilder object

// using StringBuilder(capacity) constructor
StringBuilder str2 = new StringBuilder(10);

// print string
System.out.println("String2 capacity = "
+ str2.capacity());

// create a StringBuilder object

// using StringBuilder(String) constructor
StringBuilder str3
= new StringBuilder(str1.toString());

// print string
System.out.println("String3 = " + str3.toString());
}
}
Output

String = GFG
String1 = AAAABBBCCCC
String2 capacity = 10
String3 = AAAABBBCCCC

Methods in Java StringBuilder

StringBuilder append(X x): This method appends the string representation of

the X type argument to the sequence.
1. StringBuilder appendCodePoint(int codePoint): This method
appends the string representation of the codePoint argument to this
sequence.
2. int capacity(): This method returns the current capacity.
3. char charAt(int index): This method returns the char value in this
sequence at the specified index.
4. IntStream chars(): This method returns a stream of int zero-
extending the char values from this sequence.
5. int codePointAt(int index): This method returns the character
(Unicode code point) at the specified index.
6. int codePointBefore(int index): This method returns the character
(Unicode code point) before the specified index.
7. int codePointCount(int beginIndex, int endIndex): This method
returns the number of Unicode code points in the specified text
range of this sequence.
8. IntStream codePoints(): This method returns a stream of code
point values from this sequence.
9. StringBuilder delete(int start, int end): This method removes the
characters in a substring of this sequence.
10. StringBuilder deleteCharAt(int index): This method removes the
char at the specified position in this sequence.
11. void ensureCapacity(int minimumCapacity): This method ensures
that the capacity is at least equal to the specified minimum.
12. void getChars(int srcBegin, int srcEnd, char[] dst, int dstBegin):
 This method characters are copied from this sequence into the
destination character array dst.
13. int indexOf(): This method returns the index within this string of
the first occurrence of the specified substring.
14. StringBuilder insert(int offset, boolean b): This method inserts the
string representation of the boolean alternate argument into this
sequence.
15. StringBuilder insert(): This method inserts the string
representation of the char argument into this sequence.
16. int lastIndexOf(): This method returns the index within this string
of the last occurrence of the specified substring.
17. int length(): This method returns the length (character count).
18. int offsetByCodePoints(int index, int codePointOffset): This
method returns the index within this sequence that is offset from
the given index by codePointOffset code points.
19. StringBuilder replace(int start, int end, String str): This method
replaces the characters in a substring of this sequence with
characters in the specified String.
20. StringBuilder reverse(): This method causes this character
sequence to be replaced by the reverse of the sequence.
21. void setCharAt(int index, char ch): In this method, the character at
the specified index is set to ch.
22. void setLength(int newLength): This method sets the length of the
character sequence.
23. CharSequence subSequence(int start, int end): This method
returns a new character sequence that is a subsequence of this
sequence.
24. String substring(): This method returns a new String that contains
a subsequence of characters currently contained in this character
sequence.
25. String toString(): This method returns a string representing the
data in this sequence.
26. void trimToSize(): This method attempts to reduce storage used for
the character sequence.
Example:

Java

// Java code to illustrate

// methods of StringBuilder

import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;

public class GFG1 {

public static void main(String[] argv)
throws Exception
{

// create a StringBuilder object

// with a String pass as parameter
StringBuilder str
= new StringBuilder("AAAABBBCCCC");

// print string
System.out.println("String = "
+ str.toString());

// reverse the string

StringBuilder reverseStr = str.reverse();

// print string
System.out.println("Reverse String = "
+ reverseStr.toString());

// Append ', '(44) to the String

str.appendCodePoint(44);

// Print the modified String

System.out.println("Modified StringBuilder = "
+ str);

// get capacity
int capacity = str.capacity();

// print the result

System.out.println("StringBuilder = " + str);
System.out.println("Capacity of StringBuilder = "
+ capacity);
}
}
Output

String = AAAABBBCCCC
Reverse String = CCCCBBBAAAA
Modified StringBuilder = CCCCBBBAAAA,
StringBuilder = CCCCBBBAAAA,
Capacity of StringBuilder = 27

StringBuilder is another class in Java that is used to manipulate

strings. Like StringBuffer, it is a mutable class that allows you to
modify the contents of the string it represents. However, StringBuilder
is not thread-safe, so it should not be used in a multi-threaded
environment.

Here are some examples of how to use StringBuilder in Java:

Java

public class StringBuilderExample {

public static void main(String[] args) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append("Hello");
sb.append(" ");
sb.append("world!");
System.out.println(sb.toString()); // Output: "Hello world!"

sb.insert(6, "beautiful ");

System.out.println(sb.toString()); // Output: "Hello beautiful wo

sb.reverse();
System.out.println(sb.toString()); // Output: "!dlrow lufituaeb o
}
}

Output

Hello world!
Hello beautiful world!
!dlrow lufituaeb olleH
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