StringBuilderNew

Create a new StringBuilder instance or wrap an existing Java StringBuilder.

Method Signature

StringBuilderNew(value=[any], capacity=[integer])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description	Default
value	any	false	Optional initial value (String) or existing Java StringBuilder to wrap. Empty if not provided.
capacity	integer	false	Optional initial capacity for newly created BoxStringBuilder instances.	0

Examples

Create a StringBuilder with stringBuilderNew()

Creates a new StringBuilder instance.

result = stringBuilderNew();
writeOutput( result.toString() );

Result: (empty string)

Create a seeded StringBuilder

result = stringBuilderNew( 'hello' );
writeOutput( result.toString() );

Result: hello

Create an empty StringBuilder with explicit capacity

result = stringBuilderNew( capacity = 64 );
writeOutput( result.getBuffer().capacity() );

Result: at least 64

Create a seeded StringBuilder with explicit capacity

result = stringBuilderNew( 'hello', 64 );
writeOutput( result.toString() );

Result: hello

Related

• StringBuilderAppend

• StringBuilderClear

• StringBuilderContains

• StringBuilderDelete

• StringBuilderEndsWith

• StringBuilderFind

• StringBuilderInsert

• StringBuilderLeft

• StringBuilderMid

• StringBuilderPrepend

• StringBuilderReplace

• StringBuilderReverse

• StringBuilderRight

• StringBuilderStartsWith

• StringBuilderTrim