XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[dirk bergstrom <dirk AT juniper.net>]

On 05/12/2003 07:14 PM, Elliotte Rusty Harold was heard to exclaim:
>>Is there any reason why an invocation of ArrayList.trimToSize (), 
> I hadn't thought of that. How expensive is trimToSize()?

fairly cheap.  about the same cost as extending the array.  here's the source:

public void trimToSize() {
    modCount++;
    int oldCapacity = elementData.length;
    if (size < oldCapacity) {
        Object oldData[] = elementData;
        elementData = new Object[size];
        System.arraycopy(oldData, 0, elementData, 0, size);
    }
}

> and you might be able to make that up by not having to 
> constantly grow the arrays as you build the document. Just start them 
> fairly large, and then chop it down when you're finished.

well, you probably don't want to start too big, since as you build a
document you'll have un-trimmed ArrayLists for many of the nodes.

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