CharBuffer vs. char[]

java buffer io

2022-09-01 13:14:25

Is there any reason to prefer a to a in the following:CharBufferchar[]

CharBuffer buf = CharBuffer.allocate(DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE);
while( in.read(buf) >= 0 ) {
  out.append( buf.flip() );
  buf.clear();
}

vs.

char[] buf = new char[DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE];
int n;
while( (n = in.read(buf)) >= 0 ) {
  out.write( buf, 0, n );
}

(where is a and in a )?inReaderoutWriter

答案 1

No, there's really no reason to prefer a in this case.CharBuffer

In general, though, (and ) can really simplify APIs and encourage correct processing. If you were designing a public API, it's definitely worth considering a buffer-oriented API.CharBufferByteBuffer

答案 2

I wanted to mini-benchmark this comparison.

Below is the class I have written.

The thing is I can't believe that the CharBuffer performed so badly. What have I got wrong?

EDIT: Since the 11th comment below I have edited the code and the output time, better performance all round but still a significant difference in times. I also tried out2.append((CharBuffer)buff.flip()) option mentioned in the comments but it was much slower than the write option used in the code below.

Results: (time in ms)
char[] : 3411
CharBuffer: 5653

public class CharBufferScratchBox
{
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
    {
        // Some Setup Stuff
        String smallString =
                "1111111111222222222233333333334444444444555555555566666666667777777777888888888899999999990000000000";

        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
        for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
        {
            stringBuilder.append(smallString);
        }
        String string = stringBuilder.toString();
        int DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = 1000;
        int ITTERATIONS = 10000;

        // char[]
        StringReader in1 = null;
        StringWriter out1 = null;
        Date start = new Date();
        for (int i = 0; i < ITTERATIONS; i++)
        {
            in1 = new StringReader(string);
            out1 = new StringWriter(string.length());

            char[] buf = new char[DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE];
            int n;
            while ((n = in1.read(buf)) >= 0)
            {
                out1.write(
                        buf,
                        0,
                        n);
            }
        }
        Date done = new Date();
        System.out.println("char[]    : " + (done.getTime() - start.getTime()));

        // CharBuffer
        StringReader in2 = null;
        StringWriter out2 = null;
        start = new Date();
        CharBuffer buff = CharBuffer.allocate(DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE);
        for (int i = 0; i < ITTERATIONS; i++)
        {
            in2 = new StringReader(string);
            out2 = new StringWriter(string.length());
            int n;
            while ((n = in2.read(buff)) >= 0)
            {
                out2.write(
                        buff.array(),
                        0,
                        n);
                buff.clear();
            }
        }
        done = new Date();
        System.out.println("CharBuffer: " + (done.getTime() - start.getTime()));
    }
}