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String - StringBuffer error..

hi experts,

This is what I'm trying to do and getting error:

public String sendMail(java.lang.String from, java.lang.String to, java.lang.StringBuffer txtBody)
{
..
..
message.setSubject(subject);
message.setText(txtBody);
^Error: The method setText(String) is the type Message type is not appciable for the argument (StringBuffer)
..
}

Thx,
PH

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CEHJ

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kawas

use txtBody.toString()

kawas

sorry CEHJ

CEHJ

No problem

ramsin112400

You Should cpnvert the string buffer to string as its expecting string like this

message.setText(txtBody.toString());

Thx
ram

CEHJ

>>You Should cpnvert the string buffer to string as its expecting string like this

Please don't repeat answers already given

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Mick Barry

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princehyderabad

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not STring because I'm passing StringBuffer from other java file.

Other.java
----
ruk = stmt.executeQuery(Query);
if (ruk.next())
      {
      PrimaryKeyList.append(rs.getString("RATIONALIZE_USER_KEY"));
      PrimaryKeyList.append("\r\n");
      }
...
StringBuffer txtBody = new StringBuffer();
msgBody.append("You are receiving this notice because ......\n\n. List of damage ID are as follows:-\n\n");
msgBody.append(PrimaryKeyList);

Am I correct to use stringbuffer now ??

Mick Barry

not if the methods needs a string. If it needs it a String it should be declared to expect one, and the caller should do the required conversion

mailer.sendmail(from, to, txtBody.toString());

more flexible that way.

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Mayank S

If you're calling it from various other files, then you will have to change the method-call everywhere to ensure you pass a String instead of StringBuffer. Its easier to just use toString (). Are you modifying the string-buffer too inside this method and then using that value somewhere in the calling method? If so, let it be a String-buffer.

CEHJ

:-)