function StringBuffer () {
this._strings_ = new Array();
}
StringBuffer.prototype.append = function(str) {
this._strings_.push(str);
};
StringBuffer.prototype.toString = function() {
return this._strings_.join("");
};
var d1 = new Date();
var str = "";
for (var i=0; i < 10000; i++) {
str += "text";
}
var d2 = new Date();
document.write("Concatenation with plus: "
+ (d2.getTime() - d1.getTime()) + " milliseconds");
var buffer = new StringBuffer();
d1 = new Date();
for (var i=0; i < 10000; i++) {
buffer.append("text");
}
var result = buffer.toString();
d2 = new Date();
document.write("<br />Concatenation with StringBuffer: "
+ (d2.getTime() - d1.getTime()) + " milliseconds");
IE6:
Concatenation with plus: 79 milliseconds
Concatenation with StringBuffer: 46 milliseconds
IE7:
Concatenation with plus: 78 milliseconds
Concatenation with StringBuffer: 47 milliseconds
IE8:
Concatenation with plus: 0 milliseconds
Concatenation with StringBuffer: 15 milliseconds
FF:
Concatenation with plus: 3 milliseconds
Concatenation with StringBuffer: 5 milliseconds
Opera:
Concatenation with plus: 0 milliseconds
Concatenation with StringBuffer: 16 milliseconds
Chrome:
Concatenation with plus: 1 milliseconds
Concatenation with StringBuffer: 3 milliseconds
Safari:
Concatenation with plus: 1 milliseconds
Concatenation with StringBuffer: 1 milliseconds