uk.ac.ebi.adfconverter.common.util.pool
Class StringPool

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.ebi.adfconverter.common.util.pool.StringPool

public class StringPool

extends java.lang.Object

Pool for String objects. Used to reused no more used String object -> memory performance

Since:

19 sept. 2004

Version:

1

Author:

Pierre MARGUERITE

Constructor Summary

StringPool()

Method Summary

static void	clean() Cleans the pool
static java.lang.String	getString() Returns a String object not used.
static void	init() Initialises the pool.
static void	returnString(java.lang.String sb) Freed a String previously used

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringPool

public StringPool()

Method Detail

clean

public static void clean()

Cleans the pool

getString

public static java.lang.String getString()

Returns a String object not used.

Returns:

an available String object

init

public static void init()

Initialises the pool. prepare several String objects to be used and reused

returnString

public static void returnString(java.lang.String sb)

Freed a String previously used

Parameters:

sb - the String returned to be used agin