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Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7)

From Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7)
Date 2013-01-10 22:58 +0100
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On 10.01.2013 21:22, Roedy Green wrote:

> If this change happens, you would no longer consider using new String(
> String) to unencumber a substring.
>
> You no longer have to worry a about a tiny substring holding a meg+
> sized base string around in memory.

Instead you have to worry about tons of substrings drawn from the same 
input String to occupy a lot more memory and slowing down GC.  Trade 
offs, trade offs...

Cheers

	robert

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Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-01-10 14:38 +0100
  Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-01-10 08:15 -0800
    Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2013-01-10 10:48 -0600
      Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-01-10 09:22 -0800
        Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Lars Enderin <lars.enderin@telia.com> - 2013-01-10 19:35 +0100
  Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-01-10 20:08 +0100
    Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-01-10 20:12 +0100
  Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-01-10 12:22 -0800
    Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2013-01-10 22:58 +0100
      Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-01-10 15:20 -0800
      Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2013-01-11 07:29 +0100
        Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-01-10 23:19 -0800
          Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2013-01-12 17:50 +0100
            Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-01-12 09:59 -0800
              Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-01-12 19:14 +0100
                Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-01-12 10:36 -0800
                Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-01-13 12:09 +0100
    Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-01-11 09:23 +0100
      Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2013-01-11 08:29 +0000
        Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-01-11 10:56 +0100
          Re: Substring changes (JDK 1.7) Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-01-11 14:30 +0100

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