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Paul King commented on GROOVY-6360:
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The following Java program illustrates that the multiple call issue also
applies to Java:
{code:java}
public class StringBuilderMain {
public static class MyCharSeq implements CharSequence {
@Override
public int length() {
return toString().length();
}
@Override
public char charAt(int index) {
return toString().charAt(index);
}
@Override
public CharSequence subSequence(int start, int end) {
return null;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
System.out.println("toString() was called");
return "abc";
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
CharSequence cs = new MyCharSeq();
new StringBuilder().append(cs);
}
}
{code}
Which gives:
{noformat}
toString() was called
toString() was called
toString() was called
toString() was called
toString() was called
{noformat}
> GString performance is slow with String's method
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: GROOVY-6360
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-6360
> Project: Groovy
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: groovy-jdk
> Affects Versions: 2.1.7
> Reporter: Linh Pham
> Priority: Minor
>
> GString implementation of String's method is very expensive. With trim(), it
> can be 10 times slower than String's counterpart.
> *Steps to reproduce:*
> A small test program showed GString.trim() is 10 times slower than
> String.trim().
> {code}
> def a = " content "
> def b = " ${'content'} "
> println "a class: ${a.class}" //output: class java.lang.String
> println "b class: ${b.class}" //output: class
> org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.GStringImpl
> long start = System.currentTimeMillis()
> 10000000.times {
> a.trim()
> }
> println "String trim completed in ${System.currentTimeMillis() - start} ms."
> //output *909* ms
> start = System.currentTimeMillis()
> 10000000.times {
> b.trim()
> }
> println "GString trim completed in ${System.currentTimeMillis() - start} ms."
> //output: *9321 *ms
> {code}
> We can get around the problem by calling toString() on GString before
> invoking methods, BUT it should be supported inside the Groovy runtime.
> More info at this thread: http://markmail.org/thread/4cti6dgb7pmrzqbl
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