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package java.lang;

import java.util.Arrays;
import jdk.internal.HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate;


A thread-safe, mutable sequence of characters. A string buffer is like a String, but can be modified. At any point in time it contains some particular sequence of characters, but the length and content of the sequence can be changed through certain method calls. 

String buffers are safe for use by multiple threads. The methods
are synchronized where necessary so that all the operations on any
particular instance behave as if they occur in some serial order
that is consistent with the order of the method calls made by each of
the individual threads involved.

 The principal operations on a StringBuffer are the append and insert methods, which are overloaded so as to accept data of any type. Each effectively converts a given datum to a string and then appends or inserts the characters of that string to the string buffer. The append method always adds these characters at the end of the buffer; the insert method adds the characters at a specified point. 
 For example, if z refers to a string buffer object whose current contents are "start", then the method call z.append("le") would cause the string buffer to contain "startle", whereas z.insert(4, "le") would alter the string buffer to contain "starlet". 
 In general, if sb refers to an instance of a StringBuffer, then sb.append(x) has the same effect as sb.insert(sb.length(), x). 
 Whenever an operation occurs involving a source sequence (such as appending or inserting from a source sequence), this class synchronizes only on the string buffer performing the operation, not on the source. Note that while StringBuffer is designed to be safe to use concurrently from multiple threads, if the constructor or the append or insert operation is passed a source sequence that is shared across threads, the calling code must ensure that the operation has a consistent and unchanging view of the source sequence for the duration of the operation. This could be satisfied by the caller holding a lock during the operation's call, by using an immutable source sequence, or by not sharing the source sequence across threads. 

Every string buffer has a capacity. As long as the length of the
character sequence contained in the string buffer does not exceed
the capacity, it is not necessary to allocate a new internal
buffer array. If the internal buffer overflows, it is
automatically made larger.

 Unless otherwise noted, passing a null argument to a constructor or method in this class will cause a NullPointerException to be thrown. 
 As of release JDK 5, this class has been supplemented with an equivalent class designed for use by a single thread, StringBuilder. The StringBuilder class should generally be used in preference to this one, as it supports all of the same operations but it is faster, as it performs no synchronization. 
Author:     Arthur van Hoff
See Also:
Since:  1.0
/**
 * A thread-safe, mutable sequence of characters.
 * A string buffer is like a {@link String}, but can be modified. At any
 * point in time it contains some particular sequence of characters, but
 * the length and content of the sequence can be changed through certain
 * method calls.
 * <p>
 * String buffers are safe for use by multiple threads. The methods
 * are synchronized where necessary so that all the operations on any
 * particular instance behave as if they occur in some serial order
 * that is consistent with the order of the method calls made by each of
 * the individual threads involved.
 * <p>
 * The principal operations on a {@code StringBuffer} are the
 * {@code append} and {@code insert} methods, which are
 * overloaded so as to accept data of any type. Each effectively
 * converts a given datum to a string and then appends or inserts the
 * characters of that string to the string buffer. The
 * {@code append} method always adds these characters at the end
 * of the buffer; the {@code insert} method adds the characters at
 * a specified point.
 * <p>
 * For example, if {@code z} refers to a string buffer object
 * whose current contents are {@code "start"}, then
 * the method call {@code z.append("le")} would cause the string
 * buffer to contain {@code "startle"}, whereas
 * {@code z.insert(4, "le")} would alter the string buffer to
 * contain {@code "starlet"}.
 * <p>
 * In general, if sb refers to an instance of a {@code StringBuffer},
 * then {@code sb.append(x)} has the same effect as
 * {@code sb.insert(sb.length(), x)}.
 * <p>
 * Whenever an operation occurs involving a source sequence (such as
 * appending or inserting from a source sequence), this class synchronizes
 * only on the string buffer performing the operation, not on the source.
 * Note that while {@code StringBuffer} is designed to be safe to use
 * concurrently from multiple threads, if the constructor or the
 * {@code append} or {@code insert} operation is passed a source sequence
 * that is shared across threads, the calling code must ensure
 * that the operation has a consistent and unchanging view of the source
 * sequence for the duration of the operation.
 * This could be satisfied by the caller holding a lock during the
 * operation's call, by using an immutable source sequence, or by not
 * sharing the source sequence across threads.
 * <p>
 * Every string buffer has a capacity. As long as the length of the
 * character sequence contained in the string buffer does not exceed
 * the capacity, it is not necessary to allocate a new internal
 * buffer array. If the internal buffer overflows, it is
 * automatically made larger.
 * <p>
 * Unless otherwise noted, passing a {@code null} argument to a constructor
 * or method in this class will cause a {@link NullPointerException} to be
 * thrown.
 * <p>
 * As of  release JDK 5, this class has been supplemented with an equivalent
 * class designed for use by a single thread, {@link StringBuilder}.  The
 * {@code StringBuilder} class should generally be used in preference to
 * this one, as it supports all of the same operations but it is faster, as
 * it performs no synchronization.
 *
 * @author      Arthur van Hoff
 * @see     java.lang.StringBuilder
 * @see     java.lang.String
 * @since   1.0
 */
 public final class StringBuffer
    extends AbstractStringBuilder
    implements java.io.Serializable, CharSequence
{

    
A cache of the last value returned by toString. Cleared
whenever the StringBuffer is modified.

/**
     * A cache of the last value returned by toString. Cleared
     * whenever the StringBuffer is modified.
     */
    private transient String toStringCache;

    
use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability 
/** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability */
    static final long serialVersionUID = 3388685877147921107L;

    
Constructs a string buffer with no characters in it and an
initial capacity of 16 characters.

/**
     * Constructs a string buffer with no characters in it and an
     * initial capacity of 16 characters.
     */
    @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
    public StringBuffer() {
        super(16);
    }

    
Constructs a string buffer with no characters in it and
the specified initial capacity.

Params:
  • capacity –  the initial capacity.
Throws:
/**
     * Constructs a string buffer with no characters in it and
     * the specified initial capacity.
     *
     * @param      capacity  the initial capacity.
     * @exception  NegativeArraySizeException  if the {@code capacity}
     *               argument is less than {@code 0}.
     */
    @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
    public StringBuffer(int capacity) {
        super(capacity);
    }

    
Constructs a string buffer initialized to the contents of the specified string. The initial capacity of the string buffer is 16 plus the length of the string argument. 
Params:
  • str –   the initial contents of the buffer.
/**
     * Constructs a string buffer initialized to the contents of the
     * specified string. The initial capacity of the string buffer is
     * {@code 16} plus the length of the string argument.
     *
     * @param   str   the initial contents of the buffer.
     */
    @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
    public StringBuffer(String str) {
        super(str.length() + 16);
        append(str);
    }

    
Constructs a string buffer that contains the same characters as the specified CharSequence. The initial capacity of the string buffer is 16 plus the length of the CharSequence argument. 
 If the length of the specified CharSequence is less than or equal to zero, then an empty buffer of capacity 16 is returned. 
Params:
  • seq –   the sequence to copy.
Since:1.5
/**
     * Constructs a string buffer that contains the same characters
     * as the specified {@code CharSequence}. The initial capacity of
     * the string buffer is {@code 16} plus the length of the
     * {@code CharSequence} argument.
     * <p>
     * If the length of the specified {@code CharSequence} is
     * less than or equal to zero, then an empty buffer of capacity
     * {@code 16} is returned.
     *
     * @param      seq   the sequence to copy.
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public StringBuffer(CharSequence seq) {
        this(seq.length() + 16);
        append(seq);
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized int length() {
        return count;
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized int capacity() {
        return super.capacity();
    }


    @Override
    public synchronized void ensureCapacity(int minimumCapacity) {
        super.ensureCapacity(minimumCapacity);
    }

    
Since:     1.5
/**
     * @since      1.5
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized void trimToSize() {
        super.trimToSize();
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
See Also:
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @see        #length()
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized void setLength(int newLength) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.setLength(newLength);
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
See Also:
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @see        #length()
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized char charAt(int index) {
        return super.charAt(index);
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:     1.5
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since      1.5
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized int codePointAt(int index) {
        return super.codePointAt(index);
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:    1.5
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since     1.5
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized int codePointBefore(int index) {
        return super.codePointBefore(index);
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:    1.5
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since     1.5
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized int codePointCount(int beginIndex, int endIndex) {
        return super.codePointCount(beginIndex, endIndex);
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:    1.5
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since     1.5
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized int offsetByCodePoints(int index, int codePointOffset) {
        return super.offsetByCodePoints(index, codePointOffset);
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized void getChars(int srcBegin, int srcEnd, char[] dst,
                                      int dstBegin)
    {
        super.getChars(srcBegin, srcEnd, dst, dstBegin);
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
See Also:
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @see        #length()
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized void setCharAt(int index, char ch) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.setCharAt(index, ch);
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(Object obj) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(String.valueOf(obj));
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(String str) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(str);
        return this;
    }

    
Appends the specified StringBuffer to this sequence. 
 The characters of the StringBuffer argument are appended, in order, to the contents of this StringBuffer, increasing the length of this StringBuffer by the length of the argument. If sb is null, then the four characters "null" are appended to this StringBuffer. 

Let n be the length of the old character sequence, the one contained in the StringBuffer just prior to execution of the append method. Then the character at index k in
the new character sequence is equal to the character at index k
in the old character sequence, if k is less than n;
otherwise, it is equal to the character at index k-n in the argument sb. 
 This method synchronizes on this, the destination object, but does not synchronize on the source (sb). 
Params:
  • sb –  the StringBuffer to append.
Returns: a reference to this object.
Since:1.4
/**
     * Appends the specified {@code StringBuffer} to this sequence.
     * <p>
     * The characters of the {@code StringBuffer} argument are appended,
     * in order, to the contents of this {@code StringBuffer}, increasing the
     * length of this {@code StringBuffer} by the length of the argument.
     * If {@code sb} is {@code null}, then the four characters
     * {@code "null"} are appended to this {@code StringBuffer}.
     * <p>
     * Let <i>n</i> be the length of the old character sequence, the one
     * contained in the {@code StringBuffer} just prior to execution of the
     * {@code append} method. Then the character at index <i>k</i> in
     * the new character sequence is equal to the character at index <i>k</i>
     * in the old character sequence, if <i>k</i> is less than <i>n</i>;
     * otherwise, it is equal to the character at index <i>k-n</i> in the
     * argument {@code sb}.
     * <p>
     * This method synchronizes on {@code this}, the destination
     * object, but does not synchronize on the source ({@code sb}).
     *
     * @param   sb   the {@code StringBuffer} to append.
     * @return  a reference to this object.
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(StringBuffer sb) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(sb);
        return this;
    }

    
Since:1.8
/**
     * @since 1.8
     */
    @Override
    synchronized StringBuffer append(AbstractStringBuilder asb) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(asb);
        return this;
    }

    
Appends the specified CharSequence to this sequence. 
 The characters of the CharSequence argument are appended, in order, increasing the length of this sequence by the length of the argument. 
The result of this method is exactly the same as if it were an
invocation of this.append(s, 0, s.length());

This method synchronizes on this, the destination object, but does not synchronize on the source (s). 
If s is null, then the four characters "null" are appended. 
Params:
  • s – the CharSequence to append.
Returns: a reference to this object.
Since:1.5
/**
     * Appends the specified {@code CharSequence} to this
     * sequence.
     * <p>
     * The characters of the {@code CharSequence} argument are appended,
     * in order, increasing the length of this sequence by the length of the
     * argument.
     *
     * <p>The result of this method is exactly the same as if it were an
     * invocation of this.append(s, 0, s.length());
     *
     * <p>This method synchronizes on {@code this}, the destination
     * object, but does not synchronize on the source ({@code s}).
     *
     * <p>If {@code s} is {@code null}, then the four characters
     * {@code "null"} are appended.
     *
     * @param   s the {@code CharSequence} to append.
     * @return  a reference to this object.
     * @since 1.5
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(CharSequence s) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(s);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:     1.5
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since      1.5
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(CharSequence s, int start, int end)
    {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(s, start, end);
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(char[] str) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(str);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(char[] str, int offset, int len) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(str, offset, len);
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(boolean b) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(b);
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(char c) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(c);
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(int i) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(i);
        return this;
    }

    
Since:1.5
/**
     * @since 1.5
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer appendCodePoint(int codePoint) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.appendCodePoint(codePoint);
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(long lng) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(lng);
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(float f) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(f);
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer append(double d) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.append(d);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:     1.2
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since      1.2
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer delete(int start, int end) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.delete(start, end);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:     1.2
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since      1.2
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer deleteCharAt(int index) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.deleteCharAt(index);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:     1.2
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since      1.2
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer replace(int start, int end, String str) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.replace(start, end, str);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:     1.2
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since      1.2
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized String substring(int start) {
        return substring(start, count);
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:     1.4
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since      1.4
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized CharSequence subSequence(int start, int end) {
        return super.substring(start, end);
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:     1.2
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since      1.2
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized String substring(int start, int end) {
        return super.substring(start, end);
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:     1.2
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since      1.2
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int index, char[] str, int offset,
                                            int len)
    {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.insert(index, str, offset, len);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int offset, Object obj) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.insert(offset, String.valueOf(obj));
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int offset, String str) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.insert(offset, str);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int offset, char[] str) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.insert(offset, str);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:     1.5
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since      1.5
     */
    @Override
    public StringBuffer insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s) {
        // Note, synchronization achieved via invocations of other StringBuffer methods
        // after narrowing of s to specific type
        // Ditto for toStringCache clearing
        super.insert(dstOffset, s);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
Since:     1.5
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     * @since      1.5
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s,
            int start, int end)
    {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.insert(dstOffset, s, start, end);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public  StringBuffer insert(int offset, boolean b) {
        // Note, synchronization achieved via invocation of StringBuffer insert(int, String)
        // after conversion of b to String by super class method
        // Ditto for toStringCache clearing
        super.insert(offset, b);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • IndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
/**
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int offset, char c) {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.insert(offset, c);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public StringBuffer insert(int offset, int i) {
        // Note, synchronization achieved via invocation of StringBuffer insert(int, String)
        // after conversion of i to String by super class method
        // Ditto for toStringCache clearing
        super.insert(offset, i);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public StringBuffer insert(int offset, long l) {
        // Note, synchronization achieved via invocation of StringBuffer insert(int, String)
        // after conversion of l to String by super class method
        // Ditto for toStringCache clearing
        super.insert(offset, l);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public StringBuffer insert(int offset, float f) {
        // Note, synchronization achieved via invocation of StringBuffer insert(int, String)
        // after conversion of f to String by super class method
        // Ditto for toStringCache clearing
        super.insert(offset, f);
        return this;
    }

    
Throws:
  • StringIndexOutOfBoundsException – {@inheritDoc}
/**
     * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public StringBuffer insert(int offset, double d) {
        // Note, synchronization achieved via invocation of StringBuffer insert(int, String)
        // after conversion of d to String by super class method
        // Ditto for toStringCache clearing
        super.insert(offset, d);
        return this;
    }

    
Since:     1.4
/**
     * @since      1.4
     */
    @Override
    public int indexOf(String str) {
        // Note, synchronization achieved via invocations of other StringBuffer methods
        return super.indexOf(str);
    }

    
Since:     1.4
/**
     * @since      1.4
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized int indexOf(String str, int fromIndex) {
        return super.indexOf(str, fromIndex);
    }

    
Since:     1.4
/**
     * @since      1.4
     */
    @Override
    public int lastIndexOf(String str) {
        // Note, synchronization achieved via invocations of other StringBuffer methods
        return lastIndexOf(str, count);
    }

    
Since:     1.4
/**
     * @since      1.4
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized int lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex) {
        return super.lastIndexOf(str, fromIndex);
    }

    
Since:  1.0.2
/**
     * @since   1.0.2
     */
    @Override
    public synchronized StringBuffer reverse() {
        toStringCache = null;
        super.reverse();
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
    public synchronized String toString() {
        if (toStringCache == null) {
            return toStringCache =
                    isLatin1() ? StringLatin1.newString(value, 0, count)
                               : StringUTF16.newString(value, 0, count);
        }
        return new String(toStringCache);
    }

    
Serializable fields for StringBuffer.

@serialFieldvalue  char[]
             The backing character array of this StringBuffer.
@serialFieldcount int
             The number of characters in this StringBuffer.
@serialFieldshared  boolean
             A flag indicating whether the backing array is shared.
             The value is ignored upon deserialization.
/**
     * Serializable fields for StringBuffer.
     *
     * @serialField value  char[]
     *              The backing character array of this StringBuffer.
     * @serialField count int
     *              The number of characters in this StringBuffer.
     * @serialField shared  boolean
     *              A flag indicating whether the backing array is shared.
     *              The value is ignored upon deserialization.
     */
    private static final java.io.ObjectStreamField[] serialPersistentFields =
    {
        new java.io.ObjectStreamField("value", char[].class),
        new java.io.ObjectStreamField("count", Integer.TYPE),
        new java.io.ObjectStreamField("shared", Boolean.TYPE),
    };

    
readObject is called to restore the state of the StringBuffer from
a stream.

/**
     * readObject is called to restore the state of the StringBuffer from
     * a stream.
     */
    private synchronized void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s)
        throws java.io.IOException {
        java.io.ObjectOutputStream.PutField fields = s.putFields();
        char[] val = new char[capacity()];
        if (isLatin1()) {
            StringLatin1.getChars(value, 0, count, val, 0);
        } else {
            StringUTF16.getChars(value, 0, count, val, 0);
        }
        fields.put("value", val);
        fields.put("count", count);
        fields.put("shared", false);
        s.writeFields();
    }

    
readObject is called to restore the state of the StringBuffer from
a stream.

/**
     * readObject is called to restore the state of the StringBuffer from
     * a stream.
     */
    private void readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream s)
        throws java.io.IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        java.io.ObjectInputStream.GetField fields = s.readFields();
        char[] val = (char[])fields.get("value", null);
        initBytes(val, 0, val.length);
        count = fields.get("count", 0);
    }

    synchronized void getBytes(byte dst[], int dstBegin, byte coder) {
        super.getBytes(dst, dstBegin, coder);
    }
}