Groovy literal StringBuilder/StringBuffer
groovy, stringbuilder
Solution
To get a StringBuffer in a single step, you could use
def sb = 'Hello'<<''
or even:
def sb = ''<<'' //4 single quotes, not double quotes
for an initially empty one.
I think (but I could be wrong) the reason for using a StringBuffer rather than a StringBuilder is to maintain compatibility with Java 1.4.
Problem
Groovy supports a literal syntax for creating a StringBuilder/StringBuffer instead of the usual ``` def sb = new StringBuilder() ``` However, I can't seem to remember (or find on Google) the correct syntax.