XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[Elliotte Harold <elharo AT metalab.unc.edu>]

Wolfgang Hoschek wrote:


> #2 UTF conversion of large strings is fast, but for small strings (the 
> common case) it is the opposite (setup costs), and hence Text is a 
> hotspot as well.

Could you define small? Is there an inflection point somewhere? Possibly 
I could look at optimizing this better for small strings, or even use 
String for small strings and UTF-8 for large ones, though that probably 
would cost more than it would save. I'd have to profile and see.

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