Alan McMorran <email@hidden> wrote:
>I had originally made it do:
>
>String ret = new String();
>
>For (int I=0; I<objects.length; I++){
> ret += objects[I].outputXML() + "\n";
>}
>
>Return ret;
>
>Then put the string into a file, but the time taken increased exponentially
>as the number of objects increased.
That's because the code is actually creating a new StringBuffer or two each
time around the loop, using it temporarily, then leaving it for GC. This
is one of the worst possible ways to build up a String. Use
StringBuffer.append() instead, on a single StringBuffer.
>P.S. Just noticed Entourage insists on capitalising various commands in the
>above code, but you get the general idea.
There's probably a setting to turn it off. If not, file a bug-report with MS.
-- GG
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