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java.lang.StringBuilder

All Implemented Interfaces: Serializable, Appendable, CharSequence, Comparable<StringBuilder>

public final class StringBuilder extends Object implements Appendable, Serializable, Comparable<StringBuilder>, CharSequence

A mutable sequence of characters. This class provides an API compatible with StringBuffer, but with no guarantee of synchronization. This class is designed for use as a drop-in replacement for StringBuffer in places where the string buffer 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.

The principal operations on a StringBuilder are the append and insert methods, which are overloaded so as to accept data of any type. Each effectively converts a given datum to a string and then appends or inserts the characters of that string to the string builder. The append method always adds these characters at the end of the builder; the insert method adds the characters at a specified point.

For example, if z refers to a string builder object whose current contents are "start", then the method call z.append("le") would cause the string builder to contain "startle", whereas z.insert(4, "le") would alter the string builder to contain "starlet".

In general, if sb refers to an instance of a StringBuilder, then sb.append(x) has the same effect as sb.insert(sb.length(), x).

Every string builder has a capacity. As long as the length of the character sequence contained in the string builder does not exceed the capacity, it is not necessary to allocate a new internal buffer. If the internal buffer overflows, it is automatically made larger.

Instances of StringBuilder are not safe for use by multiple threads. If such synchronization is required then it is recommended that StringBuffer be used.

Unless otherwise noted, passing a null argument to a constructor or method in this class will cause a NullPointerException to be thrown.

API Note: StringBuilder implements Comparable but does not override equals. Thus, the natural ordering of StringBuilder is inconsistent with equals. Care should be exercised if StringBuilder objects are used as keys in a SortedMap or elements in a SortedSet. See Comparable, SortedMap, or SortedSet for more information. Since: 1.5 See Also:

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

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.
Method Summary

All MethodsInstance MethodsConcrete Methods

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

StringBuilder

append(boolean b)

Appends the string representation of the boolean argument to the sequence.

StringBuilder

append(char c)

Appends the string representation of the char argument to this sequence.

StringBuilder

append(char[] str)

Appends the string representation of the char array argument to this sequence.

StringBuilder

append(char[] str, int offset, int len)

Appends the string representation of a subarray of the char array argument to this sequence.

StringBuilder

append(double d)

Appends the string representation of the double argument to this sequence.

StringBuilder

append(float f)

Appends the string representation of the float argument to this sequence.

StringBuilder

append(int i)

Appends the string representation of the int argument to this sequence.

StringBuilder

append(long lng)

Appends the string representation of the long argument to this sequence.

StringBuilder

append(CharSequence s)

Appends the specified character sequence to this Appendable.

StringBuilder

append(CharSequence s, int start, int end)

Appends a subsequence of the specified CharSequence to this sequence.

StringBuilder

append(Object obj)

Appends the string representation of the Object argument.

StringBuilder

append(String str)

Appends the specified string to this character sequence.

StringBuilder

append(StringBuffer sb)

Appends the specified StringBuffer to this sequence.

StringBuilder

appendCodePoint(int codePoint)

Appends the string representation of the codePoint argument to this sequence.

int

capacity()

Returns the current capacity.

char

charAt(int index)

Returns the char value in this sequence at the specified index.

IntStream

chars()

Returns a stream of int zero-extending the char values from this sequence.

int

codePointAt(int index)

Returns the character (Unicode code point) at the specified index.

int

codePointBefore(int index)

Returns the character (Unicode code point) before the specified index.

int

codePointCount(int beginIndex, int endIndex)

Returns the number of Unicode code points in the specified text range of this sequence.

IntStream

codePoints()

Returns a stream of code point values from this sequence.

int

compareTo(StringBuilder another)

Compares two StringBuilder instances lexicographically.

StringBuilder

delete(int start, int end)

Removes the characters in a substring of this sequence.

StringBuilder

deleteCharAt(int index)

Removes the char at the specified position in this sequence.

void

ensureCapacity(int minimumCapacity)

Ensures that the capacity is at least equal to the specified minimum.

void

getChars(int srcBegin, int srcEnd, char[] dst, int dstBegin)

Copies characters from this sequence into the given destination array.

int

indexOf(String str)

Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring.

int

indexOf(String str, int fromIndex)

Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring, starting at the specified index.

StringBuilder

insert(int offset, boolean b)

Inserts the string representation of the boolean argument into this sequence.

StringBuilder

insert(int offset, char c)

Inserts the string representation of the char argument into this sequence.

StringBuilder

insert(int offset, char[] str)

Inserts the string representation of the char array argument into this sequence.

StringBuilder

insert(int index, char[] str, int offset, int len)

Inserts the string representation of a subarray of the str array argument into this sequence.

StringBuilder

insert(int offset, double d)

Inserts the string representation of the double argument into this sequence.

StringBuilder

insert(int offset, float f)

Inserts the string representation of the float argument into this sequence.

StringBuilder

insert(int offset, int i)

Inserts the string representation of the second int argument into this sequence.

StringBuilder

insert(int offset, long l)

Inserts the string representation of the long argument into this sequence.

StringBuilder

insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s)

Inserts the specified CharSequence into this sequence.

StringBuilder

insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s, int start, int end)

Inserts a subsequence of the specified CharSequence into this sequence.

StringBuilder

insert(int offset, Object obj)

Inserts the string representation of the Object argument into this character sequence.

StringBuilder

insert(int offset, String str)

Inserts the string into this character sequence.

int

lastIndexOf(String str)

Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring.

int

lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex)

Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring, searching backward starting at the specified index.

int

length()

Returns the length (character count).

int

offsetByCodePoints(int index, int codePointOffset)

Returns the index within this sequence that is offset from the given index by codePointOffset code points.

StringBuilder

repeat(int codePoint, int count)

Repeats count copies of the string representation of the codePoint argument to this sequence.

StringBuilder

repeat(CharSequence cs, int count)

Appends count copies of the specified CharSequence cs to this sequence.

StringBuilder

replace(int start, int end, String str)

Replaces the characters in a substring of this sequence with characters in the specified String.

StringBuilder

reverse()

Causes this character sequence to be replaced by the reverse of the sequence.

void

setCharAt(int index, char ch)

The character at the specified index is set to ch.

void

setLength(int newLength)

Sets the length of the character sequence.

CharSequence

subSequence(int start, int end)

Returns a character sequence that is a subsequence of this sequence.

String

substring(int start)

Returns a String that contains a subsequence of characters currently contained in this character sequence.

String

substring(int start, int end)

Returns a String that contains a subsequence of characters currently contained in this sequence.

String

toString()

Returns a string representing the data in this sequence.

void

trimToSize()

Attempts to reduce storage used for the character sequence.

Methods declared in class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

protected Object

clone()

Creates and returns a copy of this object.

boolean

equals(Object obj)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

protected void

finalize()

Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.

final Class<?>

getClass()

Returns the runtime class of this Object.

int

hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for this object.

final void

notify()

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.

final void

notifyAll()

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.

final void

wait()

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

final void

wait(long timeoutMillis)

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

final void

wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Methods declared in interface CharSequence
isEmpty

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

default boolean

isEmpty()

Returns true if this character sequence is empty.

Constructor Details
- StringBuilder
  
  public StringBuilder()
  
  Constructs a string builder with no characters in it and an initial capacity of 16 characters.
- StringBuilder
  
  public StringBuilder(int capacity)
  
  Constructs a string builder with no characters in it and an initial capacity specified by the capacity argument.
  Parameters: capacity - the initial capacity. Throws: NegativeArraySizeException - if the capacity argument is less than 0.
- StringBuilder
  
  public StringBuilder(String str)
  
  Constructs a string builder initialized to the contents of the specified string. The initial capacity of the string builder is 16 plus the length of the string argument.
  Parameters: str - the initial contents of the buffer.
- StringBuilder
  
  public StringBuilder(CharSequence seq)
  
  Constructs a string builder that contains the same characters as the specified CharSequence. The initial capacity of the string builder is 16 plus the length of the CharSequence argument.
  Parameters: seq - the sequence to copy.
Method Details
- compareTo
  
  public int compareTo(StringBuilder another)
  
  Compares two StringBuilder instances lexicographically. This method follows the same rules for lexicographical comparison as defined in the CharSequence.compare(this, another) method.
  For finer-grained, locale-sensitive String comparison, refer to Collator.
  Specified by: compareTo in interface Comparable<StringBuilder> Parameters: another - the StringBuilder to be compared with Returns: the value 0 if this StringBuilder contains the same character sequence as that of the argument StringBuilder; a negative integer if this StringBuilder is lexicographically less than the StringBuilder argument; or a positive integer if this StringBuilder is lexicographically greater than the StringBuilder argument. Since: 11
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(Object obj)
  
  Appends the string representation of the Object argument.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(Object), and the characters of that string were then appended to this character sequence.
  Parameters: obj - an Object. Returns: a reference to this object.
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(String str)
  
  Appends the specified string to this character sequence.
  The characters of the String argument are appended, in order, increasing the length of this sequence by the length of the argument. If str is null, then the four characters "null" are appended.
  Let n be the length of this character sequence just prior to execution of the append method. Then the character at index k in the new character sequence is equal to the character at index k in the old character sequence, if k is less than n; otherwise, it is equal to the character at index k-n in the argument str.
  Parameters: str - a string. Returns: a reference to this object.
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(StringBuffer sb)
  
  Appends the specified StringBuffer to this sequence.
  The characters of the StringBuffer argument are appended, in order, to this sequence, increasing the length of this sequence by the length of the argument. If sb is null, then the four characters "null" are appended to this sequence.
  Let n be the length of this character sequence just prior to execution of the append method. Then the character at index k in the new character sequence is equal to the character at index k in the old character sequence, if k is less than n; otherwise, it is equal to the character at index k-n in the argument sb.
  Parameters: sb - the StringBuffer to append. Returns: a reference to this object.
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(CharSequence s)
  
  Description copied from interface: Appendable
  
  Appends the specified character sequence to this Appendable.
  Depending on which class implements the character sequence csq, the entire sequence may not be appended. For instance, if csq is a CharBuffer then the subsequence to append is defined by the buffer's position and limit.
  The contents of this Appendable are unspecified if the CharSequence is modified during the method call or an exception is thrown when accessing the CharSequence.
  Specified by: append in interface Appendable Parameters: s - The character sequence to append. If csq is null, then the four characters "null" are appended to this Appendable. Returns: A reference to this Appendable
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(CharSequence s, int start, int end)
  
  Appends a subsequence of the specified CharSequence to this sequence.
  Characters of the argument s, starting at index start, are appended, in order, to the contents of this sequence up to the (exclusive) index end. The length of this sequence is increased by the value of end - start.
  Let n be the length of this character sequence just prior to execution of the append method. Then the character at index k in this character sequence becomes equal to the character at index k in this sequence, if k is less than n; otherwise, it is equal to the character at index k+start-n in the argument s.
  If s is null, then this method appends characters as if the s parameter was a sequence containing the four characters "null".
  The contents are unspecified if the CharSequence is modified during the method call or an exception is thrown when accessing the CharSequence.
  Specified by: append in interface Appendable Parameters: s - the sequence to append. start - the starting index of the subsequence to be appended. end - the end index of the subsequence to be appended. Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if start is negative, or start is greater than end or end is greater than s.length()
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(char[] str)
  
  Appends the string representation of the char array argument to this sequence.
  The characters of the array argument are appended, in order, to the contents of this sequence. The length of this sequence increases by the length of the argument.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(char[]), and the characters of that string were then appended to this character sequence.
  Parameters: str - the characters to be appended. Returns: a reference to this object.
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(char[] str, int offset, int len)
  
  Appends the string representation of a subarray of the char array argument to this sequence.
  Characters of the char array str, starting at index offset, are appended, in order, to the contents of this sequence. The length of this sequence increases by the value of len.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the arguments were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(char[],int,int), and the characters of that string were then appended to this character sequence.
  Parameters: str - the characters to be appended. offset - the index of the first char to append. len - the number of chars to append. Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if offset < 0 or len < 0 or offset+len > str.length
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(boolean b)
  
  Appends the string representation of the boolean argument to the sequence.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(boolean), and the characters of that string were then appended to this character sequence.
  Parameters: b - a boolean. Returns: a reference to this object.
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(char c)
  
  Appends the string representation of the char argument to this sequence.
  The argument is appended to the contents of this sequence. The length of this sequence increases by 1.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(char), and the character in that string were then appended to this character sequence.
  Specified by: append in interface Appendable Parameters: c - a char. Returns: a reference to this object.
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(int i)
  
  Appends the string representation of the int argument to this sequence.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(int), and the characters of that string were then appended to this character sequence.
  Parameters: i - an int. Returns: a reference to this object.
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(long lng)
  
  Appends the string representation of the long argument to this sequence.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(long), and the characters of that string were then appended to this character sequence.
  Parameters: lng - a long. Returns: a reference to this object.
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(float f)
  
  Appends the string representation of the float argument to this sequence.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(float), and the characters of that string were then appended to this character sequence.
  Parameters: f - a float. Returns: a reference to this object.
- append
  
  public StringBuilder append(double d)
  
  Appends the string representation of the double argument to this sequence.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(double), and the characters of that string were then appended to this character sequence.
  Parameters: d - a double. Returns: a reference to this object.
- appendCodePoint
  
  public StringBuilder appendCodePoint(int codePoint)
  
  Appends the string representation of the codePoint argument to this sequence.
  The argument is appended to the contents of this sequence. The length of this sequence increases by Character.charCount(codePoint).
  The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted to a char array by the method Character.toChars(int) and the character in that array were then appended to this character sequence.
  Parameters: codePoint - a Unicode code point Returns: a reference to this object. Since: 1.5
- delete
  
  public StringBuilder delete(int start, int end)
  
  Removes the characters in a substring of this sequence. The substring begins at the specified start and extends to the character at index end - 1 or to the end of the sequence if no such character exists. If start is equal to end, no changes are made.
  Parameters: start - The beginning index, inclusive. end - The ending index, exclusive. Returns: This object. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if start is negative, greater than length(), or greater than end.
- deleteCharAt
  
  public StringBuilder deleteCharAt(int index)
  
  Removes the char at the specified position in this sequence. This sequence is shortened by one char.
  Note: If the character at the given index is a supplementary character, this method does not remove the entire character. If correct handling of supplementary characters is required, determine the number of chars to remove by calling Character.charCount(thisSequence.codePointAt(index)), where thisSequence is this sequence.
  Parameters: index - Index of char to remove Returns: This object. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if the index is negative or greater than or equal to length().
- replace
  
  public StringBuilder replace(int start, int end, String str)
  
  Replaces the characters in a substring of this sequence with characters in the specified String. The substring begins at the specified start and extends to the character at index end - 1 or to the end of the sequence if no such character exists. First the characters in the substring are removed and then the specified String is inserted at start. (This sequence will be lengthened to accommodate the specified String if necessary.)
  Parameters: start - The beginning index, inclusive. end - The ending index, exclusive. str - String that will replace previous contents. Returns: This object. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if start is negative, greater than length(), or greater than end.
- insert
  
  public StringBuilder insert(int index, char[] str, int offset, int len)
  
  Inserts the string representation of a subarray of the str array argument into this sequence. The subarray begins at the specified offset and extends len chars. The characters of the subarray are inserted into this sequence at the position indicated by index. The length of this sequence increases by len chars.
  Parameters: index - position at which to insert subarray. str - A char array. offset - the index of the first char in subarray to be inserted. len - the number of chars in the subarray to be inserted. Returns: This object Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if index is negative or greater than length(), or offset or len are negative, or (offset+len) is greater than str.length.
- insert
  
  public StringBuilder insert(int offset, Object obj)
  
  Inserts the string representation of the Object argument into this character sequence.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(Object), and the characters of that string were then inserted into this character sequence at the indicated offset.
  The offset argument must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than or equal to the length of this sequence.
  Parameters: offset - the offset. obj - an Object. Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if the offset is invalid.
- insert
  public StringBuilder insert(int offset, String str)
  Inserts the string into this character sequence.
  The characters of the String argument are inserted, in order, into this sequence at the indicated offset, moving up any characters originally above that position and increasing the length of this sequence by the length of the argument. If str is null, then the four characters "null" are inserted into this sequence.
  The character at index k in the new character sequence is equal to:
  - the character at index k in the old character sequence, if k is less than offset
  - the character at index k-offset in the argument str, if k is not less than offset but is less than offset+str.length()
  - the character at index k-str.length() in the old character sequence, if k is not less than offset+str.length()
  The offset argument must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than or equal to the length of this sequence.
  Parameters: offset - the offset. str - a string. Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if the offset is invalid.
- insert
  
  public StringBuilder insert(int offset, char[] str)
  
  Inserts the string representation of the char array argument into this sequence.
  The characters of the array argument are inserted into the contents of this sequence at the position indicated by offset. The length of this sequence increases by the length of the argument.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(char[]), and the characters of that string were then inserted into this character sequence at the indicated offset.
  The offset argument must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than or equal to the length of this sequence.
  Parameters: offset - the offset. str - a character array. Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if the offset is invalid.
- insert
  
  public StringBuilder insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s)
  
  Inserts the specified CharSequence into this sequence.
  The characters of the CharSequence argument are inserted, in order, into this sequence at the indicated offset, moving up any characters originally above that position and increasing the length of this sequence by the length of the argument s.
  The result of this method is exactly the same as if it were an invocation of this object's insert(dstOffset, s, 0, s.length()) method.
  The contents are unspecified if the CharSequence is modified during the method call or an exception is thrown when accessing the CharSequence.
  If s is null, then the four characters "null" are inserted into this sequence.
  Parameters: dstOffset - the offset. s - the sequence to be inserted Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the offset is invalid.
- insert
  public StringBuilder insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s, int start, int end)
  Inserts a subsequence of the specified CharSequence into this sequence.
  The subsequence of the argument s specified by start and end are inserted, in order, into this sequence at the specified destination offset, moving up any characters originally above that position. The length of this sequence is increased by end - start.
  The character at index k in this sequence becomes equal to:
  - the character at index k in this sequence, if k is less than dstOffset
  - the character at index k+start-dstOffset in the argument s, if k is greater than or equal to dstOffset but is less than dstOffset+end-start
  - the character at index k-(end-start) in this sequence, if k is greater than or equal to dstOffset+end-start
  The dstOffset argument must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than or equal to the length of this sequence.
  The start argument must be non-negative, and not greater than end.
  The end argument must be greater than or equal to start, and less than or equal to the length of s.
  If s is null, then this method inserts characters as if the s parameter was a sequence containing the four characters "null".
  The contents are unspecified if the CharSequence is modified during the method call or an exception is thrown when accessing the CharSequence.
  Parameters: dstOffset - the offset in this sequence. s - the sequence to be inserted. start - the starting index of the subsequence to be inserted. end - the end index of the subsequence to be inserted. Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if dstOffset is negative or greater than this.length(), or start or end are negative, or start is greater than end or end is greater than s.length()
- insert
  
  public StringBuilder insert(int offset, boolean b)
  
  Inserts the string representation of the boolean argument into this sequence.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(boolean), and the characters of that string were then inserted into this character sequence at the indicated offset.
  The offset argument must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than or equal to the length of this sequence.
  Parameters: offset - the offset. b - a boolean. Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if the offset is invalid.
- insert
  
  public StringBuilder insert(int offset, char c)
  
  Inserts the string representation of the char argument into this sequence.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(char), and the character in that string were then inserted into this character sequence at the indicated offset.
  The offset argument must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than or equal to the length of this sequence.
  Parameters: offset - the offset. c - a char. Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the offset is invalid.
- insert
  
  public StringBuilder insert(int offset, int i)
  
  Inserts the string representation of the second int argument into this sequence.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(int), and the characters of that string were then inserted into this character sequence at the indicated offset.
  The offset argument must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than or equal to the length of this sequence.
  Parameters: offset - the offset. i - an int. Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if the offset is invalid.
- insert
  
  public StringBuilder insert(int offset, long l)
  
  Inserts the string representation of the long argument into this sequence.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(long), and the characters of that string were then inserted into this character sequence at the indicated offset.
  The offset argument must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than or equal to the length of this sequence.
  Parameters: offset - the offset. l - a long. Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if the offset is invalid.
- insert
  
  public StringBuilder insert(int offset, float f)
  
  Inserts the string representation of the float argument into this sequence.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(float), and the characters of that string were then inserted into this character sequence at the indicated offset.
  The offset argument must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than or equal to the length of this sequence.
  Parameters: offset - the offset. f - a float. Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if the offset is invalid.
- insert
  
  public StringBuilder insert(int offset, double d)
  
  Inserts the string representation of the double argument into this sequence.
  The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were converted to a string by the method String.valueOf(double), and the characters of that string were then inserted into this character sequence at the indicated offset.
  The offset argument must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than or equal to the length of this sequence.
  Parameters: offset - the offset. d - a double. Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if the offset is invalid.
- indexOf
  
  public int indexOf(String str)
  
  Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring.
  The returned index is the smallest value k for which: this.toString().startsWith(str, k) If no such value of k exists, then -1 is returned.
  Parameters: str - the substring to search for. Returns: the index of the first occurrence of the specified substring, or -1 if there is no such occurrence.
- indexOf
  
  public int indexOf(String str, int fromIndex)
  
  Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring, starting at the specified index.
  The returned index is the smallest value k for which: k >= Math.min(fromIndex, this.length()) && this.toString().startsWith(str, k) If no such value of k exists, then -1 is returned.
  Parameters: str - the substring to search for. fromIndex - the index from which to start the search. Returns: the index of the first occurrence of the specified substring, starting at the specified index, or -1 if there is no such occurrence.
- lastIndexOf
  
  public int lastIndexOf(String str)
  
  Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring. The last occurrence of the empty string "" is considered to occur at the index value this.length().
  The returned index is the largest value k for which: this.toString().startsWith(str, k) If no such value of k exists, then -1 is returned.
  Parameters: str - the substring to search for. Returns: the index of the last occurrence of the specified substring, or -1 if there is no such occurrence.
- lastIndexOf
  
  public int lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex)
  
  Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring, searching backward starting at the specified index.
  The returned index is the largest value k for which: k <= Math.min(fromIndex, this.length()) && this.toString().startsWith(str, k) If no such value of k exists, then -1 is returned.
  Parameters: str - the substring to search for. fromIndex - the index to start the search from. Returns: the index of the last occurrence of the specified substring, searching backward from the specified index, or -1 if there is no such occurrence.
- reverse
  
  public StringBuilder reverse()
  
  Causes this character sequence to be replaced by the reverse of the sequence. If there are any surrogate pairs included in the sequence, these are treated as single characters for the reverse operation. Thus, the order of the high-low surrogates is never reversed. Let n be the character length of this character sequence (not the length in char values) just prior to execution of the reverse method. Then the character at index k in the new character sequence is equal to the character at index n-k-1 in the old character sequence.
  Note that the reverse operation may result in producing surrogate pairs that were unpaired low-surrogates and high-surrogates before the operation. For example, reversing "\uDC00\uD800" produces "\uD800\uDC00" which is a valid surrogate pair.
  Returns: a reference to this object.
- repeat
  
  public StringBuilder repeat(int codePoint, int count)
  
  Repeats count copies of the string representation of the codePoint argument to this sequence.
  The length of this sequence increases by count times the string representation length.
  It is usual to use char expressions for code points. For example:
  Copy // insert 10 asterisks into the buffer sb.repeat('*', 10);
  
  Parameters: codePoint - code point to append count - number of times to copy Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: IllegalArgumentException - if the specified codePoint is not a valid Unicode code point or if count is negative. Since: 21
- repeat
  
  public StringBuilder repeat(CharSequence cs, int count)
  
  Appends count copies of the specified CharSequence cs to this sequence.
  The length of this sequence increases by count times the CharSequence length.
  If cs is null, then the four characters "null" are repeated into this sequence.
  The contents are unspecified if the CharSequence is modified during the method call or an exception is thrown when accessing the CharSequence.
  Parameters: cs - a CharSequence count - number of times to copy Returns: a reference to this object. Throws: IllegalArgumentException - if count is negative Since: 21
- toString
  
  public String toString()
  
  Returns a string representing the data in this sequence. The String object that is returned contains the character sequence currently represented by this object. Subsequent changes to this sequence do not affect the contents of the returned String.
  Specified by: toString in interface CharSequence Returns: a string representation of this sequence of characters.
- length
  
  public int length()
  
  Returns the length (character count).
  Specified by: length in interface CharSequence Returns: the length of the sequence of characters currently represented by this object
- capacity
  
  public int capacity()
  
  Returns the current capacity. The capacity is the number of characters that can be stored (including already written characters), beyond which an allocation will occur.
  Returns: the current capacity
- ensureCapacity
  public void ensureCapacity(int minimumCapacity)
  Ensures that the capacity is at least equal to the specified minimum. If the current capacity is less than the argument, then a new internal array is allocated with greater capacity. The new capacity is the larger of:
  - The minimumCapacity argument.
  - Twice the old capacity, plus 2.
  If the minimumCapacity argument is nonpositive, this method takes no action and simply returns. Note that subsequent operations on this object can reduce the actual capacity below that requested here.
  Parameters: minimumCapacity - the minimum desired capacity.
- trimToSize
  
  public void trimToSize()
  
  Attempts to reduce storage used for the character sequence. If the buffer is larger than necessary to hold its current sequence of characters, then it may be resized to become more space efficient. Calling this method may, but is not required to, affect the value returned by a subsequent call to the capacity() method.
- setLength
  
  public void setLength(int newLength)
  
  Sets the length of the character sequence. The sequence is changed to a new character sequence whose length is specified by the argument. For every nonnegative index k less than newLength, the character at index k in the new character sequence is the same as the character at index k in the old sequence if k is less than the length of the old character sequence; otherwise, it is the null character '\u0000'. In other words, if the newLength argument is less than the current length, the length is changed to the specified length.
  If the newLength argument is greater than or equal to the current length, sufficient null characters ('\u0000') are appended so that length becomes the newLength argument.
  The newLength argument must be greater than or equal to 0.
  Parameters: newLength - the new length Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the newLength argument is negative.
- charAt
  
  public char charAt(int index)
  
  Returns the char value in this sequence at the specified index. The first char value is at index 0, the next at index 1, and so on, as in array indexing.
  The index argument must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than the length of this sequence.
  If the char value specified by the index is a surrogate, the surrogate value is returned.
  Specified by: charAt in interface CharSequence Parameters: index - the index of the desired char value. Returns: the char value at the specified index. Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if index is negative or greater than or equal to length().
- codePointAt
  
  public int codePointAt(int index)
  
  Returns the character (Unicode code point) at the specified index. The index refers to char values (Unicode code units) and ranges from 0 to CharSequence.length() - 1.
  If the char value specified at the given index is in the high-surrogate range, the following index is less than the length of this sequence, and the char value at the following index is in the low-surrogate range, then the supplementary code point corresponding to this surrogate pair is returned. Otherwise, the char value at the given index is returned.
  Parameters: index - the index to the char values Returns: the code point value of the character at the index Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the index argument is negative or not less than the length of this sequence.
- codePointBefore
  
  public int codePointBefore(int index)
  
  Returns the character (Unicode code point) before the specified index. The index refers to char values (Unicode code units) and ranges from 1 to CharSequence.length().
  If the char value at (index - 1) is in the low-surrogate range, (index - 2) is not negative, and the char value at (index - 2) is in the high-surrogate range, then the supplementary code point value of the surrogate pair is returned. If the char value at index - 1 is an unpaired low-surrogate or a high-surrogate, the surrogate value is returned.
  Parameters: index - the index following the code point that should be returned Returns: the Unicode code point value before the given index. Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the index argument is less than 1 or greater than the length of this sequence.
- codePointCount
  
  public int codePointCount(int beginIndex, int endIndex)
  
  Returns the number of Unicode code points in the specified text range of this sequence. The text range begins at the specified beginIndex and extends to the char at index endIndex - 1. Thus the length (in chars) of the text range is endIndex-beginIndex. Unpaired surrogates within this sequence count as one code point each.
  Parameters: beginIndex - the index to the first char of the text range. endIndex - the index after the last char of the text range. Returns: the number of Unicode code points in the specified text range Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the beginIndex is negative, or endIndex is larger than the length of this sequence, or beginIndex is larger than endIndex.
- offsetByCodePoints
  
  public int offsetByCodePoints(int index, int codePointOffset)
  
  Returns the index within this sequence that is offset from the given index by codePointOffset code points. Unpaired surrogates within the text range given by index and codePointOffset count as one code point each.
  Parameters: index - the index to be offset codePointOffset - the offset in code points Returns: the index within this sequence Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if index is negative or larger than the length of this sequence, or if codePointOffset is positive and the subsequence starting with index has fewer than codePointOffset code points, or if codePointOffset is negative and the subsequence before index has fewer than the absolute value of codePointOffset code points.
- getChars
  
  public void getChars(int srcBegin, int srcEnd, char[] dst, int dstBegin)
  
  Copies characters from this sequence into the given destination array. The first character to be copied is at index srcBegin; the last character to be copied is at index srcEnd-1. The total number of characters to be copied is srcEnd-srcBegin. The characters are copied into the subarray of dst starting at index dstBegin and ending at index: dstbegin + (srcEnd-srcBegin) - 1
  Specified by: getChars in interface CharSequence Parameters: srcBegin - start copying at this offset. srcEnd - stop copying at this offset. dst - the array to copy the data into. dstBegin - offset into dst.
- setCharAt
  
  public void setCharAt(int index, char ch)
  
  The character at the specified index is set to ch. This sequence is altered to represent a new character sequence that is identical to the old character sequence, except that it contains the character ch at position index.
  The index argument must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than the length of this sequence.
  Parameters: index - the index of the character to modify. ch - the new character. Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if index is negative or greater than or equal to length().
- substring
  
  public String substring(int start)
  
  Returns a String that contains a subsequence of characters currently contained in this character sequence. The substring begins at the specified index and extends to the end of this sequence.
  Parameters: start - The beginning index, inclusive. Returns: A string containing the specified subsequence of characters. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if start is less than zero, or greater than the length of this object.
- subSequence
  
  public CharSequence subSequence(int start, int end)
  
  Returns a character sequence that is a subsequence of this sequence.
  An invocation of this method of the form sb.subSequence(begin, end) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation sb.substring(begin, end) This method is provided so that this class can implement the CharSequence interface.
  Specified by: subSequence in interface CharSequence Parameters: start - the start index, inclusive. end - the end index, exclusive. Returns: the specified subsequence. Throws: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if start or end are negative, if end is greater than length(), or if start is greater than end
- substring
  
  public String substring(int start, int end)
  
  Returns a String that contains a subsequence of characters currently contained in this sequence. The substring begins at the specified start and extends to the character at index end - 1.
  Parameters: start - The beginning index, inclusive. end - The ending index, exclusive. Returns: A string containing the specified subsequence of characters. Throws: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if start or end are negative or greater than length(), or start is greater than end.
- chars
  
  public IntStream chars()
  
  Returns a stream of int zero-extending the char values from this sequence. Any char which maps to a surrogate code point is passed through uninterpreted.
  The stream binds to this sequence when the terminal stream operation commences (specifically, for mutable sequences the spliterator for the stream is late-binding). If the sequence is modified during that operation then the result is undefined.
  Specified by: chars in interface CharSequence Returns: an IntStream of char values from this sequence Since: 9
- codePoints
  
  public IntStream codePoints()
  
  Returns a stream of code point values from this sequence. Any surrogate pairs encountered in the sequence are combined as if by Character.toCodePoint and the result is passed to the stream. Any other code units, including ordinary BMP characters, unpaired surrogates, and undefined code units, are zero-extended to int values which are then passed to the stream.
  The stream binds to this sequence when the terminal stream operation commences (specifically, for mutable sequences the spliterator for the stream is late-binding). If the sequence is modified during that operation then the result is undefined.
  Specified by: codePoints in interface CharSequence Returns: an IntStream of Unicode code points from this sequence Since: 9

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Class StringBuilder

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StringBuilder

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append

append

append

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append

append

append

append

append

append

append

append

appendCodePoint

delete

deleteCharAt

replace

insert

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indexOf

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lastIndexOf

lastIndexOf

reverse

repeat

repeat

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length

capacity

ensureCapacity

trimToSize

setLength

charAt

codePointAt

codePointBefore

codePointCount

offsetByCodePoints

getChars

setCharAt

substring

subSequence

substring

chars

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