--- a/usr/src/java/vpanels/panel/org/opensolaris/os/vp/panel/common/control/Navigator.java	Mon Mar 28 10:29:45 2011 -0400
+++ b/usr/src/java/vpanels/panel/org/opensolaris/os/vp/panel/common/control/Navigator.java	Mon Mar 28 10:53:34 2011 -0400
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
      * Gets the given path as a {@code String}.
      */
     public static String getPathString(Iterable<? extends Navigable> path) {
-	StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+	StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
 
 	for (Navigable nav : path) {
 	    buffer.append(PATH_SEPARATOR).append(Control.encode(