XMLStringBuffer (Apache Tomcat 8.5.87 API Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.jasper.xmlparser.XMLString
- - org.apache.jasper.xmlparser.XMLStringBuffer

```
@Deprecated
public class XMLStringBuffer
extends XMLString
```
Deprecated.
Will be removed in Tomcat 9.0.x onwards

XMLString is a structure used to pass character arrays. However, XMLStringBuffer is a buffer in which characters can be appended and extends XMLString so that it can be passed to methods expecting an XMLString object. This is a safe operation because it is assumed that any callee will not modify the contents of the XMLString structure.
The contents of the string are managed by the string buffer. As characters are appended, the string buffer will grow as needed.
Note: Never set the ch, offset, and length fields directly. These fields are managed by the string buffer. In order to reset the buffer, call clear().

Author:

Andy Clark, IBM, Eric Ye, IBM

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.apache.jasper.xmlparser.XMLString
  ch, length, offset

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`XMLStringBuffer()`	Deprecated. Build a string buffer with the default size (32).
`XMLStringBuffer(int size)`	Deprecated. Build a string buffer with the specified size.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`append(char c)`	Deprecated. Append character.
`void`	`append(char[] ch, int offset, int length)`	Deprecated. Append characters.
`void`	`append(java.lang.String s)`	Deprecated. Append string.
`void`	`append(XMLString s)`	Deprecated. Append XML string
`void`	`clear()`	Deprecated. Clears the string buffer.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.jasper.xmlparser.XMLString
equals, setValues, setValues, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - XMLStringBuffer
```
public XMLStringBuffer()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Build a string buffer with the default size (32).
  - XMLStringBuffer
```
public XMLStringBuffer(int size)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Build a string buffer with the specified size.
    
    Parameters:
    
    size - The backing array size
- Method Detail
  - clear
```
public void clear()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Clears the string buffer.
    
    Overrides:
    
    clear in class XMLString
  - append
```
public void append(char c)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Append character.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - The character to append
  - append
```
public void append(java.lang.String s)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Append string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - The string to append
  - append
```
public void append(char[] ch,
                   int offset,
                   int length)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Append characters.
    
    Parameters:
    
    ch - The character array
    
    offset - The offset
    
    length - The length
  - append
```
public void append(XMLString s)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Append XML string
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - The string