/*

Java StringBuffer setLength Example

This example shows how to set length of StringBuffer using setLength method

of StringBuffer class in Java.

*/

public class JavaStringBufferSetLengthExample {

public static void main(String[] args) {

//create StringBuffer object

StringBuffer sbf = new StringBuffer(“StringBuffer setLength method example”);

/*

* To set length of StringBuffer, use

* void setLength(int newLength) method of

* StringBuffer class.

*

* If newLegth is less than the original length, contents of

* StringBuffer would be truncated.

*

* If newLength is grater than the original length, StringBuffer

* would be filled with null characters (‘u0000’).

*/

sbf.setLength(12);

System.out.println(“StringBuffer contents: “ + sbf);

/*

* To delete or clear contents of StringBuffer,

* set length of StringBuffer to 0.

*/

sbf.setLength(0);

System.out.println(“StringBuffer contents deleted:” + sbf);

}

}

/*

Output of Java StringBuffer setLength example would be

StringBuffer contents: StringBuffer

StringBuffer contents deleted:

*/