dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/dev/util/StringInterner.java

/*
 * Copyright 2010 Google Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package com.google.gwt.dev.util;

import com.google.gwt.thirdparty.guava.common.collect.Interner;
import com.google.gwt.thirdparty.guava.common.collect.Interners;
/**
 * The string interner singleton.
 *
 * <p>We don't use the String.intern() method because it would prevent GC and fill the PermGen
 * space. It also runs comparatively slowly </p>
 *
 */
public final class StringInterner {
  private static final Interner<String> instance = Interners.newWeakInterner();

  public static Interner<String> get() {
    return instance;
  }
}