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Subject: Re: Use StringBuilder instead of PrintWriter for type display
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I forgot to mention the primary difference is that the bottom up
approach in some cases (array dcls, ptr to functions) requires a token
to be inserted marker (%s) that later needs to be substituted.  The top
down approach in some cases (parameter lists, struct members) requires a
temporary buffer.