[LANG-130] [lang] Memory "leak" in StringUtils

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.2
• Component/s: lang.*

Environment

Operating System: other
Platform: All

• Bugzilla Id: 38792
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: sebastian.kirsch
• Created: 27/Feb/06 22:59
• Updated: 16/Dec/09 08:50
• Resolved: 16/Dec/09 08:50

Description

The static field PADDING allocates 262152 bytes for nothing.

private static final String[] PADDING = new String[Character.MAX_VALUE];

At least use lazy creation, better completely remove it (move to method) to save
memory (Having 20 apps on one tomcat --> 5MB allocated for nothing).