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Use StringBuffer for Speedy Servlet Output

Servlets often need to display a lot of HTML. One way to do this is with println() commands and String concatenation. However, String concatenation is an expensive process. It is much faster to use a StringBuffer.

The original code might look like this:

   for (int i=0; i<150; i++) {      out.println(

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