You can determine the answer by analyzing the java bytecode (use javap -c). Example 1 creates two objects StringBuilder(see Line # 4) and two objects String(see Line 7), and in example 2 one object is created StringBuilder(see Line # 2).
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1:
public static void main(java.lang.String[]);
Code:
0: ldc #2; //String a
2: astore_1
3: new #3; //class java/lang/StringBuilder
6: dup
7: invokespecial #4; //Method java/lang/StringBuilder."<init>":()V
10: aload_1
11: invokevirtual #5; //Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
14: ldc #6; //String b
16: invokevirtual #5; //Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
19: invokevirtual #7; //Method java/lang/StringBuilder.toString:()Ljava/lang/String;
22: astore_1
23: new #3; //class java/lang/StringBuilder
26: dup
27: invokespecial #4; //Method java/lang/StringBuilder."<init>":()V
30: aload_1
31: invokevirtual #5; //Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
34: ldc #8; //String c
36: invokevirtual #5; //Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
39: invokevirtual #7; //Method java/lang/StringBuilder.toString:()Ljava/lang/String;
42: astore_1
43: return
}
2:
public static void main(java.lang.String[]);
Code:
0: new #2; //class java/lang/StringBuilder
3: dup
4: ldc #3; //String a
6: invokespecial #4; //Method java/lang/StringBuilder."<init>":(Ljava/lang/String;)V
9: astore_1
10: aload_1
11: ldc #5; //String b
13: invokevirtual #6; //Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
16: pop
17: aload_1
18: ldc #7; //String c
20: invokevirtual #6; //Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
23: pop
24: return
}