StringWriter getBuffer() method in Java with Examples (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 30 Jun, 2022

The getBuffer() method of StringWriter Class in Java is used to get the StringBuffer representation of this StringWriter instance. This method does not accepts any parameter and returns the required StringBuffer value.

Syntax:

public StringBuffer getBuffer()

Parameters: This method accepts does not accepts any parameter.

Return Value: This method returns a StringBuffer value which is the StringBuffer representation of the StringWriter instance.

Below methods illustrates the working of getBuffer() method:

Program 1:

Java

import java.io.*;

class GFG {

`` public static void main(String[] args)

`` {

`` try {

`` StringWriter writer

`` = new StringWriter();

`` String string = "GeeksForGeeks";

`` writer.write(string);

`` StringBuffer stringBuffer = writer.getBuffer();

`` System.out.println("StringBuffer representation: "

`` + stringBuffer);

`` }

`` catch (Exception e) {

`` System.out.println(e);

`` }

`` }

}

Output:

StringBuffer representation: GeeksForGeeks

Program 2:

Java

import java.io.*;

class GFG {

`` public static void main(String[] args)

`` {

`` try {

`` StringWriter writer

`` = new StringWriter();

`` String string = "GFG";

`` writer.write(string);

`` StringBuffer stringBuffer = writer.getBuffer();

`` System.out.println("StringBuffer representation: "

`` + stringBuffer);

`` }

`` catch (Exception e) {

`` System.out.println(e);

`` }

`` }

}

Output:

StringBuffer representation: GFG