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Subject: Re: simple StringBuilder proposal
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On 2/26/2013 3:53 AM, Roedy Green wrote:
>   sb.append( "<input name=\"cx\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"", cseAccount,
> ":", cseCode, "\">\n" );
>
> It is just shorthand for
>
> sb.append( "<input name=\"cx\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"",)
> sb.append(cseAccount);
> sb.append(":");
> sb.append(cseCode);
> sb.append( "\">\n" );
>
> I propose StringBuilder learn the same trick.
>

I think I see what you are saying.  Java 8 is "in the chute" *right 
now*, so it might be timely to send in an enhancement request.  I don't 
think they're feature complete yet.

Send some sample code that does what you ask, I think it helps move the 
process along and promotes understanding also:

public class StringBuilderUtils {
   private StringBuilderUtils() {}

   /** Example only, should be an instance method on StringBuilder
     * rather than a static method.
     */
   public static void append( StringBuilder sb, Object... toAppend ) {
     for( Object o : toAppend )
       sb.append( o );
   }
}

Not tested or even compiled....