java: use StringBuilder to insert at the beginning

Question

I could only do this with String, for example:

String str=""; for(int i=0;i<100;i++){     str=i+str; } 

Is there a way to achieve this with StringBuilder? Thanks.

Answer 1

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); for(int i=0;i<100;i++){     sb.insert(0, Integer.toString(i)); } 

Warning: It defeats the purpose of StringBuilder, but it does what you asked.

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Better technique (although still not ideal):

1. Reverse each string you want to insert.
2. Append each string to a StringBuilder.
3. Reverse the entire StringBuilder when you're done.

This will turn an O(n²) solution into O(n).

Answer 2

you can use strbuilder.insert(0,i);