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package calypso.util;

import java.util.*;

class StringBufRecycler extends Recycler
{

 /********************************************************
  * @author   gess   04-16-97 2:02pm
  * @param
  * @return
  * @notes    This subclass of the recycler can actually
              manufacture instances of stringbuf. This is
              behavior that the standard recycler doesn't do,
              and the I expect will change in this class,
              real soon now.
  *********************************************************/
  StringBuf alloc()
  {
    StringBuf result=null;
    if (fCount>0)
    {
      result = (StringBuf)fBuffer[fCount-1];
      fBuffer[--fCount]=null;
      result.setLength(0);
    }
    else result=new StringBuf();
    return result;
  }

  public void panic()
  {
    // Get rid of everything, including ourselves
    super.panic();
    StringBuf.gRecycler = null;
  }
}