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StringTokenizer is a legacy class that is retained for compatibility reasons although its use is discouraged in new code. It is recommended that anyone seeking this functionality use the split method of String or the java.util.regex package instead.

Nandkumar Tekale
– Nandkumar Tekale

2012-06-12 17:07:40 +00:00
Commented Jun 12, 2012 at 17:07
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Just because it's legacy doesn't mean it's not useful. And in fact, this particular class is actually very useful for that extra performance boost so I am actually against this "legacy" label.

tskuzzy
– tskuzzy

2012-06-12 17:09:22 +00:00
Commented Jun 12, 2012 at 17:09
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The split method of String and the java.util.regex package incur the significant overhead of using regexes. StringTokenizer does not.

Louis Wasserman
– Louis Wasserman

2012-06-12 17:09:54 +00:00
Commented Jun 12, 2012 at 17:09
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@tskuzzy it doesn't matter whether you are against "legacy" label or not, as javadoc says: its use discouraged.

Nandkumar Tekale
– Nandkumar Tekale

2012-06-12 17:17:54 +00:00
Commented Jun 12, 2012 at 17:17
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@NandkumarTekale You did not apparently understand my point. But if you want to avoid using "legacy" classes in favor of "slow" ones that is your choice.

WestCoastProjects
– WestCoastProjects

2014-01-22 16:00:17 +00:00
Commented Jan 22, 2014 at 16:00

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