String (Java Platform SE 6)

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java.lang
class String

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.String

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, CharSequence, Comparable

Most common ways to construct:

String name = new String("Alex");

Based on 8 examples

StringBuffer sb = …;

String s = sb.toString();

Based on 6 examples

public final class String
extends Object
implements Serializable, Comparable, CharSequence

The String class represents character strings. All string literals in Java programs, such as "abc", are implemented as instances of this class.

Strings are constant; their values cannot be changed after they are created. String buffers support mutable strings. Because String objects are immutable they can be shared. For example:

     String str = "abc";

is equivalent to:

     char data[] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
     String str = new String(data);

Here are some more examples of how strings can be used:

     System.out.println("abc");
     String cde = "cde";
     System.out.println("abc" + cde);
     String c = "abc".substring(2,3);
     String d = cde.substring(1, 2);

The class String includes methods for examining individual characters of the sequence, for comparing strings, for searching strings, for extracting substrings, and for creating a copy of a string with all characters translated to uppercase or to lowercase. Case mapping is based on the Unicode Standard version specified by the {@link java.lang.Character Character} class.

The Java language provides special support for the string concatenation operator ( + ), and for conversion of other objects to strings. String concatenation is implemented through the StringBuilder(or StringBuffer) class and its append method. String conversions are implemented through the method toString, defined by Object and inherited by all classes in Java. For additional information on string concatenation and conversion, see Gosling, Joy, and Steele, The Java Language Specification.

Unless otherwise noted, passing a null argument to a constructor or method in this class will cause a {@link NullPointerException} to be thrown.

A String represents a string in the UTF-16 format in which supplementary characters are represented by surrogate pairs (see the section Unicode Character Representations in the Character class for more information). Index values refer to char code units, so a supplementary character uses two positions in a String.

The String class provides methods for dealing with Unicode code points (i.e., characters), in addition to those for dealing with Unicode code units (i.e., char values).

Field Summary
`static Comparator`	`CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER` A Comparator that orders `String` objects as by `compareToIgnoreCase`.

Constructor Summary
`String()` Initializes a newly created object so that it represents an empty character sequence.
`String(byte[] bytes)` Constructs a new by decoding the specified array of bytes using the platform's default charset.
`String(byte[] bytes, Charset charset)` Constructs a new by decoding the specified array of bytes using the specified java.nio.charset.Charset.
`String(byte[] ascii, int hibyte)` Allocates a new containing characters constructed from an array of 8-bit integer values.
`String(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length)` Constructs a new by decoding the specified subarray of bytes using the platform's default charset.
`String(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length, Charset charset)` Constructs a new by decoding the specified subarray of bytes using the specified java.nio.charset.Charset.
`String(byte[] ascii, int hibyte, int offset, int count)` Allocates a new constructed from a subarray of an array of 8-bit integer values.
`String(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length, String charsetName)` Constructs a new by decoding the specified subarray of bytes using the specified charset.
`String(byte[] bytes, String charsetName)` Constructs a new by decoding the specified array of bytes using the specified java.nio.charset.Charset.
`String(char[] value)` Allocates a new so that it represents the sequence of characters currently contained in the character array argument.
`String(char[] value, int offset, int count)` Allocates a new that contains characters from a subarray of the character array argument.
`String(int[] codePoints, int offset, int count)` Allocates a new that contains characters from a subarray of the Unicode code point array argument.
`String(String original)` Initializes a newly created object so that it represents the same sequence of characters as the argument; in other words, the newly created string is a copy of the argument string.
`String(StringBuffer buffer)` Allocates a new string that contains the sequence of characters currently contained in the string buffer argument.
`String(StringBuilder builder)` Allocates a new string that contains the sequence of characters currently contained in the string builder argument.

Method Summary
`char`	`charAt(int index)` Returns the `char` value at the specified index.
`int`	`codePointAt(int index)` Returns the character (Unicode code point) at the specified index.
`int`	`codePointBefore(int index)` Returns the character (Unicode code point) before the specified index.
`int`	`codePointCount(int beginIndex, int endIndex)` Returns the number of Unicode code points in the specified text range of this `String`.
`int`	`compareTo(String anotherString)` Compares two strings lexicographically.
`int`	`compareToIgnoreCase(String str)` Compares two strings lexicographically, ignoring case differences.
`String`	`concat(String str)` Concatenates the specified string to the end of this string.
`boolean`	`contains(CharSequence s)` Returns true if and only if this string contains the specified sequence of char values.
`boolean`	`contentEquals(CharSequence cs)` Compares this string to the specified .
`boolean`	`contentEquals(StringBuffer sb)` Compares this string to the specified .
`static String`	`copyValueOf(char[] data)` Returns a String that represents the character sequence in the array specified.
`static String`	`copyValueOf(char[] data, int offset, int count)` Returns a String that represents the character sequence in the array specified.
`boolean`	`endsWith(String suffix)` Tests if this string ends with the specified suffix.
`boolean`	`equals(Object anObject)` Compares this string to the specified object.
`boolean`	`equalsIgnoreCase(String anotherString)` Compares this to another , ignoring case considerations.
`static String`	`format(Locale l, String format, Object[] args)` Returns a formatted string using the specified locale, format string, and arguments.
`static String`	`format(String format, Object[] args)` Returns a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.
`byte[]`	`getBytes()` Encodes this into a sequence of bytes using the platform's default charset, storing the result into a new byte array.
`byte[]`	`getBytes(Charset charset)` Encodes this into a sequence of bytes using the given java.nio.charset.Charset, storing the result into a new byte array.
`void`	`getBytes(int srcBegin, int srcEnd, byte[] dst, int dstBegin)` Copies characters from this string into the destination byte array.
`byte[]`	`getBytes(String charsetName)` Encodes this into a sequence of bytes using the named charset, storing the result into a new byte array.
`void`	`getChars(int srcBegin, int srcEnd, char[] dst, int dstBegin)` Copies characters from this string into the destination character array.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code for this string.
`int`	`indexOf(int ch)` Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified character.
`int`	`indexOf(int ch, int fromIndex)` Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified character, starting the search at the specified index.
`int`	`indexOf(String str)` Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring.
`int`	`indexOf(String str, int fromIndex)` Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring, starting at the specified index.
`native String`	`intern()` Returns a canonical representation for the string object.
`boolean`	`isEmpty()` Returns `true` if, and only if, java.lang.String.length is `0`.
`int`	`lastIndexOf(int ch)` Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified character.
`int`	`lastIndexOf(int ch, int fromIndex)` Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified character, searching backward starting at the specified index.
`int`	`lastIndexOf(String str)` Returns the index within this string of the rightmost occurrence of the specified substring.
`int`	`lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex)` Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring, searching backward starting at the specified index.
`int`	`length()` Returns the length of this string.
`boolean`	`matches(String regex)` Tells whether or not this string matches the given regular expression.
`int`	`offsetByCodePoints(int index, int codePointOffset)` Returns the index within this `String` that is offset from the given `index` by `codePointOffset` code points.
`boolean`	`regionMatches(boolean ignoreCase, int toffset, String other, int ooffset, int len)` Tests if two string regions are equal.
`boolean`	`regionMatches(int toffset, String other, int ooffset, int len)` Tests if two string regions are equal.
`String`	`replace(char oldChar, char newChar)` Returns a new string resulting from replacing all occurrences of `oldChar` in this string with `newChar`.
`String`	`replace(CharSequence target, CharSequence replacement)` Replaces each substring of this string that matches the literal target sequence with the specified literal replacement sequence.
`String`	`replaceAll(String regex, String replacement)` Replaces each substring of this string that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.
`String`	`replaceFirst(String regex, String replacement)` Replaces the first substring of this string that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.
`String[]`	`split(String regex)` Splits this string around matches of the given regular expression.
`String[]`	`split(String regex, int limit)` Splits this string around matches of the given regular expression.
`boolean`	`startsWith(String prefix)` Tests if this string starts with the specified prefix.
`boolean`	`startsWith(String prefix, int toffset)` Tests if the substring of this string beginning at the specified index starts with the specified prefix.
`CharSequence`	`subSequence(int beginIndex, int endIndex)` Returns a new character sequence that is a subsequence of this sequence.
`String`	`substring(int beginIndex)` Returns a new string that is a substring of this string.
`String`	`substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex)` Returns a new string that is a substring of this string.
`char[]`	`toCharArray()` Converts this string to a new character array.
`String`	`toLowerCase()` Converts all of the characters in this `String` to lower case using the rules of the default locale.
`String`	`toLowerCase(Locale locale)` Converts all of the characters in this `String` to lower case using the rules of the given `Locale`.
`String`	`toString()` This object (which is already a string!) is itself returned.
`String`	`toUpperCase()` Converts all of the characters in this `String` to upper case using the rules of the default locale.
`String`	`toUpperCase(Locale locale)` Converts all of the characters in this `String` to upper case using the rules of the given `Locale`.
`String`	`trim()` Returns a copy of the string, with leading and trailing whitespace omitted.
`String`	`truncate(int maxLength)` Returns a new string with a length no longer than `maxLength` characters.
`static String`	`valueOf(boolean b)` Returns the string representation of the `boolean` argument.
`static String`	`valueOf(char c)` Returns the string representation of the `char` argument.
`static String`	`valueOf(char[] data)` Returns the string representation of the `char` array argument.
`static String`	`valueOf(char[] data, int offset, int count)` Returns the string representation of a specific subarray of the `char` array argument.
`static String`	`valueOf(double d)` Returns the string representation of the `double` argument.
`static String`	`valueOf(float f)` Returns the string representation of the `float` argument.
`static String`	`valueOf(int i)` Returns the string representation of the `int` argument.
`static String`	`valueOf(long l)` Returns the string representation of the `long` argument.
`static String`	`valueOf(Object obj)` Returns the string representation of the `Object` argument.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER

public static final Comparator CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER

A Comparator that orders String objects as by compareToIgnoreCase. This comparator is serializable.

Note that this Comparator does not take locale into account, and will result in an unsatisfactory ordering for certain locales. The java.text package provides Collators to allow locale-sensitive ordering.

Constructor Detail

String

public String()

Initializes a newly created {@code String} object so that it represents an empty character sequence. Note that use of this constructor is unnecessary since Strings are immutable.

String

public String(byte[] bytes)

Constructs a new {@code String} by decoding the specified array of bytes using the platform's default charset. The length of the new {@code String} is a function of the charset, and hence may not be equal to the length of the byte array.

The behavior of this constructor when the given bytes are not valid in the default charset is unspecified. The {@link java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder} class should be used when more control over the decoding process is required.

Parameters:: bytes - The bytes to be decoded into characters

String

public String(byte[] bytes,
              Charset charset)

Constructs a new {@code String} by decoding the specified array of bytes using the specified {@linkplain java.nio.charset.Charset charset}. The length of the new {@code String} is a function of the charset, and hence may not be equal to the length of the byte array.

This method always replaces malformed-input and unmappable-character sequences with this charset's default replacement string. The {@link java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder} class should be used when more control over the decoding process is required.

Parameters:: bytes - The bytes to be decoded into characters; charset - The {@linkplain java.nio.charset.Charset charset} to be used to decode the {@code bytes}

String

public String(byte[] ascii,
              int hibyte)

Allocates a new {@code String} containing characters constructed from an array of 8-bit integer values. Each character cin the resulting string is constructed from the corresponding component b in the byte array such that:

     c == (char)(((hibyte & 0xff) << 8)
                         | (b & 0xff))

Parameters:: ascii - The bytes to be converted to characters; hibyte - The top 8 bits of each 16-bit Unicode code unit

String

public String(byte[] bytes,
              int offset,
              int length)

Constructs a new {@code String} by decoding the specified subarray of bytes using the platform's default charset. The length of the new {@code String} is a function of the charset, and hence may not be equal to the length of the subarray.

Parameters:: bytes - The bytes to be decoded into characters; offset - The index of the first byte to decode; length - The number of bytes to decode

String

public String(byte[] bytes,
              int offset,
              int length,
              Charset charset)

Constructs a new {@code String} by decoding the specified subarray of bytes using the specified {@linkplain java.nio.charset.Charset charset}. The length of the new {@code String} is a function of the charset, and hence may not be equal to the length of the subarray.

Parameters:: bytes - The bytes to be decoded into characters; offset - The index of the first byte to decode; length - The number of bytes to decode; charset - The {@linkplain java.nio.charset.Charset charset} to be used to decode the {@code bytes}

String

public String(byte[] ascii,
              int hibyte,
              int offset,
              int count)

Allocates a new {@code String} constructed from a subarray of an array of 8-bit integer values.

The {@code offset} argument is the index of the first byte of the subarray, and the {@code count} argument specifies the length of the subarray.

Each {@code byte} in the subarray is converted to a {@code char} as specified in the method above.

Parameters:: ascii - The bytes to be converted to characters; hibyte - The top 8 bits of each 16-bit Unicode code unit; offset - The initial offset; count - The length

String

public String(byte[] bytes,
              int offset,
              int length,
              String charsetName)
       throws UnsupportedEncodingException

Constructs a new {@code String} by decoding the specified subarray of bytes using the specified charset. The length of the new {@code String} is a function of the charset, and hence may not be equal to the length of the subarray.

The behavior of this constructor when the given bytes are not valid in the given charset is unspecified. The {@link java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder} class should be used when more control over the decoding process is required.

Parameters:: bytes - The bytes to be decoded into characters; offset - The index of the first byte to decode; length - The number of bytes to decode; charsetName - The name of a supported {@linkplain java.nio.charset.Charset charset}
Throws:: UnsupportedEncodingException - If the named charset is not supported

String

public String(byte[] bytes,
              String charsetName)
       throws UnsupportedEncodingException

Parameters:: bytes - The bytes to be decoded into characters; charsetName - The name of a supported {@linkplain java.nio.charset.Charset charset}
Throws:: UnsupportedEncodingException - If the named charset is not supported

String

public String(char[] value)

Allocates a new {@code String} so that it represents the sequence of characters currently contained in the character array argument. The contents of the character array are copied; subsequent modification of the character array does not affect the newly created string.

Parameters:: value - The initial value of the string

String

public String(char[] value,
              int offset,
              int count)

Allocates a new {@code String} that contains characters from a subarray of the character array argument. The {@code offset} argument is the index of the first character of the subarray and the {@code count} argument specifies the length of the subarray. The contents of the subarray are copied; subsequent modification of the character array does not affect the newly created string.

Parameters:: value - Array that is the source of characters; offset - The initial offset; count - The length

String

public String(int[] codePoints,
              int offset,
              int count)

Allocates a new {@code String} that contains characters from a subarray of the Unicode code point array argument. The {@code offset} argument is the index of the first code point of the subarray and the {@code count} argument specifies the length of the subarray. The contents of the subarray are converted to {@code char}s; subsequent modification of the {@code int} array does not affect the newly created string.

Parameters:: codePoints - Array that is the source of Unicode code points; offset - The initial offset; count - The length

String

public String(String original)

Initializes a newly created {@code String} object so that it represents the same sequence of characters as the argument; in other words, the newly created string is a copy of the argument string. Unless an explicit copy of {@code original} is needed, use of this constructor is unnecessary since Strings are immutable.

Parameters:: original - A {@code String}

String

public String(StringBuffer buffer)

Allocates a new string that contains the sequence of characters currently contained in the string buffer argument. The contents of the string buffer are copied; subsequent modification of the string buffer does not affect the newly created string.

Parameters:: buffer - A {@code StringBuffer}

String

public String(StringBuilder builder)

Allocates a new string that contains the sequence of characters currently contained in the string builder argument. The contents of the string builder are copied; subsequent modification of the string builder does not affect the newly created string.

This constructor is provided to ease migration to {@code StringBuilder}. Obtaining a string from a string builder via the {@code toString} method is likely to run faster and is generally preferred.

Parameters:: builder - A {@code StringBuilder}

Method Detail

charAt

public char charAt(int index)

Returns the char value at the specified index. An index ranges from 0 to length() - 1. The first char value of the sequence is at index 0, the next at index 1, and so on, as for array indexing.

If the char value specified by the index is a surrogate, the surrogate value is returned.

Parameters:: index - the index of the char value.
Returns:: the char value at the specified index of this string. The first char value is at index 0.

codePointAt

public int codePointAt(int index)

Returns the character (Unicode code point) at the specified index. The index refers to char values (Unicode code units) and ranges from 0 to {@link #length()} - 1.

If the char value specified at the given index is in the high-surrogate range, the following index is less than the length of this String, and the char value at the following index is in the low-surrogate range, then the supplementary code point corresponding to this surrogate pair is returned. Otherwise, the char value at the given index is returned.

Parameters:: index - the index to the char values
Returns:: the code point value of the character at the index

codePointBefore

public int codePointBefore(int index)

Returns the character (Unicode code point) before the specified index. The index refers to char values (Unicode code units) and ranges from 1 to {@link CharSequence#length() length}.

If the char value at (index - 1) is in the low-surrogate range, (index - 2) is not negative, and the char value at (index - 2) is in the high-surrogate range, then the supplementary code point value of the surrogate pair is returned. If the char value at index - 1 is an unpaired low-surrogate or a high-surrogate, the surrogate value is returned.

Parameters:: index - the index following the code point that should be returned
Returns:: the Unicode code point value before the given index.

codePointCount

public int codePointCount(int beginIndex,
                          int endIndex)

Returns the number of Unicode code points in the specified text range of this String. The text range begins at the specified beginIndex and extends to the char at index endIndex - 1. Thus the length (in chars) of the text range is endIndex-beginIndex. Unpaired surrogates within the text range count as one code point each.

Parameters:: beginIndex - the index to the first char of the text range.; endIndex - the index after the last char of the text range.
Returns:: the number of Unicode code points in the specified text range

compareTo

public int compareTo(String anotherString)

Compares two strings lexicographically. The comparison is based on the Unicode value of each character in the strings. The character sequence represented by this String object is compared lexicographically to the character sequence represented by the argument string. The result is a negative integer if this String object lexicographically precedes the argument string. The result is a positive integer if this String object lexicographically follows the argument string. The result is zero if the strings are equal; compareTo returns 0 exactly when the {@link #equals(Object)} method would return true.

This is the definition of lexicographic ordering. If two strings are different, then either they have different characters at some index that is a valid index for both strings, or their lengths are different, or both. If they have different characters at one or more index positions, let k be the smallest such index; then the string whose character at position k has the smaller value, as determined by using the < operator, lexicographically precedes the other string. In this case, compareTo returns the difference of the two character values at position k in the two string -- that is, the value:

 this.charAt(k)-anotherString.charAt(k)

If there is no index position at which they differ, then the shorter string lexicographically precedes the longer string. In this case, compareTo returns the difference of the lengths of the strings -- that is, the value:

 this.length()-anotherString.length()

Parameters:: anotherString - the String to be compared.
Returns:: the value 0 if the argument string is equal to this string; a value less than 0 if this string is lexicographically less than the string argument; and a value greater than 0 if this string is lexicographically greater than the string argument.

compareToIgnoreCase

public int compareToIgnoreCase(String str)

Compares two strings lexicographically, ignoring case differences. This method returns an integer whose sign is that of calling compareTo with normalized versions of the strings where case differences have been eliminated by calling Character.toLowerCase(Character.toUpperCase(character)) on each character.

Note that this method does not take locale into account, and will result in an unsatisfactory ordering for certain locales. The java.text package provides collators to allow locale-sensitive ordering.

Parameters:: str - the String to be compared.
Returns:: a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the specified String is greater than, equal to, or less than this String, ignoring case considerations.

concat

public String concat(String str)

Concatenates the specified string to the end of this string.

If the length of the argument string is 0, then this String object is returned. Otherwise, a new String object is created, representing a character sequence that is the concatenation of the character sequence represented by this String object and the character sequence represented by the argument string.

Examples:

 "cares".concat("s") returns "caress"
 "to".concat("get").concat("her") returns "together"

Parameters:: str - the String that is concatenated to the end of this String.
Returns:: a string that represents the concatenation of this object's characters followed by the string argument's characters.

contains

public boolean contains(CharSequence s)

Returns true if and only if this string contains the specified sequence of char values.

Parameters:: s - the sequence to search for
Returns:: true if this string contains s, false otherwise

contentEquals

public boolean contentEquals(CharSequence cs)

Compares this string to the specified {@code CharSequence}. The result is {@code true} if and only if this {@code String} represents the same sequence of char values as the specified sequence.

Parameters:: cs - The sequence to compare this {@code String} against
Returns:: {@code true} if this {@code String} represents the same sequence of char values as the specified sequence, {@code false} otherwise

contentEquals

public boolean contentEquals(StringBuffer sb)

Compares this string to the specified {@code StringBuffer}. The result is {@code true} if and only if this {@code String} represents the same sequence of characters as the specified {@code StringBuffer}.

Parameters:: sb - The {@code StringBuffer} to compare this {@code String} against
Returns:: {@code true} if this {@code String} represents the same sequence of characters as the specified {@code StringBuffer}, {@code false} otherwise

copyValueOf

public static String copyValueOf(char[] data)

Returns a String that represents the character sequence in the array specified.

Parameters:: data - the character array.
Returns:: a String that contains the characters of the character array.

copyValueOf

public static String copyValueOf(char[] data,
                                 int offset,
                                 int count)

Returns a String that represents the character sequence in the array specified.

Parameters:: data - the character array.; offset - initial offset of the subarray.; count - length of the subarray.
Returns:: a String that contains the characters of the specified subarray of the character array.

endsWith

public boolean endsWith(String suffix)

Tests if this string ends with the specified suffix.

Parameters:: suffix - the suffix.
Returns:: true if the character sequence represented by the argument is a suffix of the character sequence represented by this object; false otherwise. Note that the result will be true if the argument is the empty string or is equal to this String object as determined by the {@link #equals(Object)} method.

equals

public boolean equals(Object anObject)

Compares this string to the specified object. The result is {@code true} if and only if the argument is not {@code null} and is a {@code String} object that represents the same sequence of characters as this object.

Overrides:: equals in class Object
Parameters:: anObject - The object to compare this {@code String} against
Returns:: {@code true} if the given object represents a {@code String} equivalent to this string, {@code false} otherwise

equalsIgnoreCase

public boolean equalsIgnoreCase(String anotherString)

Compares this {@code String} to another {@code String}, ignoring case considerations. Two strings are considered equal ignoring case if they are of the same length and corresponding characters in the two strings are equal ignoring case.

Two characters {@code c1} and {@code c2} are considered the same ignoring case if at least one of the following is true:

The two characters are the same (as compared by the {@code ==} operator)
Applying the method {@link java.lang.Character#toUpperCase(char)} to each character produces the same result
Applying the method {@link java.lang.Character#toLowerCase(char)} to each character produces the same result

Parameters:: anotherString - The {@code String} to compare this {@code String} against
Returns:: {@code true} if the argument is not {@code null} and it represents an equivalent {@code String} ignoring case; {@code false} otherwise

format

public static String format(Locale l,
                            String format,
                            Object[] args)

Returns a formatted string using the specified locale, format string, and arguments.

Parameters:: l - The {@linkplain java.util.Locale locale} to apply during formatting. If l is null then no localization is applied.; format - A format string; args - Arguments referenced by the format specifiers in the format string. If there are more arguments than format specifiers, the extra arguments are ignored. The number of arguments is variable and may be zero. The maximum number of arguments is limited by the maximum dimension of a Java array as defined by the Java Virtual Machine Specification. The behaviour on a null argument depends on the conversion.
Returns:: A formatted string

format

public static String format(String format,
                            Object[] args)

Returns a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.

The locale always used is the one returned by {@link java.util.Locale#getDefault() Locale.getDefault()}.

Parameters:: format - A format string; args - Arguments referenced by the format specifiers in the format string. If there are more arguments than format specifiers, the extra arguments are ignored. The number of arguments is variable and may be zero. The maximum number of arguments is limited by the maximum dimension of a Java array as defined by the Java Virtual Machine Specification. The behaviour on a null argument depends on the conversion.
Returns:: A formatted string

getBytes

public byte[] getBytes()

Encodes this {@code String} into a sequence of bytes using the platform's default charset, storing the result into a new byte array.

The behavior of this method when this string cannot be encoded in the default charset is unspecified. The {@link java.nio.charset.CharsetEncoder} class should be used when more control over the encoding process is required.

Returns:: The resultant byte array

getBytes

public byte[] getBytes(Charset charset)

Encodes this {@code String} into a sequence of bytes using the given {@linkplain java.nio.charset.Charset charset}, storing the result into a new byte array.

This method always replaces malformed-input and unmappable-character sequences with this charset's default replacement byte array. The {@link java.nio.charset.CharsetEncoder} class should be used when more control over the encoding process is required.

Parameters:: charset - The {@linkplain java.nio.charset.Charset} to be used to encode the {@code String}
Returns:: The resultant byte array

getBytes

public void getBytes(int srcBegin,
                     int srcEnd,
                     byte[] dst,
                     int dstBegin)

Copies characters from this string into the destination byte array. Each byte receives the 8 low-order bits of the corresponding character. The eight high-order bits of each character are not copied and do not participate in the transfer in any way.

The first character to be copied is at index {@code srcBegin}; the last character to be copied is at index {@code srcEnd-1}. The total number of characters to be copied is {@code srcEnd-srcBegin}. The characters, converted to bytes, are copied into the subarray of {@code dst} starting at index {@code dstBegin} and ending at index:

     dstbegin + (srcEnd-srcBegin) - 1

Parameters:: srcBegin - Index of the first character in the string to copy; srcEnd - Index after the last character in the string to copy; dst - The destination array; dstBegin - The start offset in the destination array

getBytes

public byte[] getBytes(String charsetName)
                throws UnsupportedEncodingException

Encodes this {@code String} into a sequence of bytes using the named charset, storing the result into a new byte array.

The behavior of this method when this string cannot be encoded in the given charset is unspecified. The {@link java.nio.charset.CharsetEncoder} class should be used when more control over the encoding process is required.

Parameters:: charsetName - The name of a supported {@linkplain java.nio.charset.Charset charset}
Returns:: The resultant byte array
Throws:: UnsupportedEncodingException - If the named charset is not supported

getChars

public void getChars(int srcBegin,
                     int srcEnd,
                     char[] dst,
                     int dstBegin)

Copies characters from this string into the destination character array.

The first character to be copied is at index srcBegin; the last character to be copied is at index srcEnd-1 (thus the total number of characters to be copied is srcEnd-srcBegin). The characters are copied into the subarray of dst starting at index dstBegin and ending at index:

     dstbegin + (srcEnd-srcBegin) - 1

Parameters:: srcBegin - index of the first character in the string to copy.; srcEnd - index after the last character in the string to copy.; dst - the destination array.; dstBegin - the start offset in the destination array.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this string. The hash code for a String object is computed as

 s[0]*31^(n-1) + s[1]*31^(n-2) + ... + s[n-1]

using int arithmetic, where s[i] is the ith character of the string, n is the length of the string, and ^ indicates exponentiation. (The hash value of the empty string is zero.)

Overrides:: hashCode in class Object
Returns:: a hash code value for this object.

indexOf

public int indexOf(int ch)

Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified character. If a character with value ch occurs in the character sequence represented by this String object, then the index (in Unicode code units) of the first such occurrence is returned. For values of ch in the range from 0 to 0xFFFF (inclusive), this is the smallest value k such that:

 this.charAt(k) == ch

is true. For other values of ch, it is the smallest value k such that:

 this.codePointAt(k) == ch

is true. In either case, if no such character occurs in this string, then -1 is returned.

Parameters:: ch - a character (Unicode code point).
Returns:: the index of the first occurrence of the character in the character sequence represented by this object, or -1 if the character does not occur.

indexOf

public int indexOf(int ch,
                   int fromIndex)

Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified character, starting the search at the specified index.

If a character with value ch occurs in the character sequence represented by this String object at an index no smaller than fromIndex, then the index of the first such occurrence is returned. For values of ch in the range from 0 to 0xFFFF (inclusive), this is the smallest value k such that:

 (this.charAt(k) == ch) && (k >= fromIndex)

is true. For other values of ch, it is the smallest value k such that:

 (this.codePointAt(k) == ch) && (k >= fromIndex)

is true. In either case, if no such character occurs in this string at or after position fromIndex, then -1 is returned.

There is no restriction on the value of fromIndex. If it is negative, it has the same effect as if it were zero: this entire string may be searched. If it is greater than the length of this string, it has the same effect as if it were equal to the length of this string: -1 is returned.

All indices are specified in char values (Unicode code units).

Parameters:: ch - a character (Unicode code point).; fromIndex - the index to start the search from.
Returns:: the index of the first occurrence of the character in the character sequence represented by this object that is greater than or equal to fromIndex, or -1 if the character does not occur.

indexOf

public int indexOf(String str)

Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring. The integer returned is the smallest value k such that:

 this.startsWith(str, k)

is true.

Parameters:: str - any string.
Returns:: if the string argument occurs as a substring within this object, then the index of the first character of the first such substring is returned; if it does not occur as a substring, -1 is returned.

indexOf

public int indexOf(String str,
                   int fromIndex)

Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring, starting at the specified index. The integer returned is the smallest value k for which:

     k >= Math.min(fromIndex, this.length()) && this.startsWith(str, k)

If no such value of k exists, then -1 is returned.

Parameters:: str - the substring for which to search.; fromIndex - the index from which to start the search.
Returns:: the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring, starting at the specified index.

intern

public native String intern()

Returns a canonical representation for the string object.

A pool of strings, initially empty, is maintained privately by the class String.

When the intern method is invoked, if the pool already contains a string equal to this String object as determined by the {@link #equals(Object)} method, then the string from the pool is returned. Otherwise, this String object is added to the pool and a reference to this String object is returned.

It follows that for any two strings s and t, s.intern() == t.intern() is true if and only if s.equals(t) is true.

All literal strings and string-valued constant expressions are interned. String literals are defined in §3.10.5 of the Java Language Specification

Returns:: a string that has the same contents as this string, but is guaranteed to be from a pool of unique strings.

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Returns true if, and only if, {@link #length()} is 0.

Returns:: true if {@link #length()} is 0, otherwise false

lastIndexOf

public int lastIndexOf(int ch)

Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified character. For values of ch in the range from 0 to 0xFFFF (inclusive), the index (in Unicode code units) returned is the largest value k such that:

 this.charAt(k) == ch

is true. For other values of ch, it is the largest value k such that:

 this.codePointAt(k) == ch

is true. In either case, if no such character occurs in this string, then -1 is returned. The String is searched backwards starting at the last character.

Parameters:: ch - a character (Unicode code point).
Returns:: the index of the last occurrence of the character in the character sequence represented by this object, or -1 if the character does not occur.

lastIndexOf

public int lastIndexOf(int ch,
                       int fromIndex)

Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified character, searching backward starting at the specified index. For values of ch in the range from 0 to 0xFFFF (inclusive), the index returned is the largest value k such that:

 (this.charAt(k) == ch) && (k <= fromIndex)

is true. For other values of ch, it is the largest value k such that:

 (this.codePointAt(k) == ch) && (k <= fromIndex)

is true. In either case, if no such character occurs in this string at or before position fromIndex, then -1 is returned.

All indices are specified in char values (Unicode code units).

Parameters:: ch - a character (Unicode code point).; fromIndex - the index to start the search from. There is no restriction on the value of fromIndex. If it is greater than or equal to the length of this string, it has the same effect as if it were equal to one less than the length of this string: this entire string may be searched. If it is negative, it has the same effect as if it were -1: -1 is returned.
Returns:: the index of the last occurrence of the character in the character sequence represented by this object that is less than or equal to fromIndex, or -1 if the character does not occur before that point.

lastIndexOf

public int lastIndexOf(String str)

Returns the index within this string of the rightmost occurrence of the specified substring. The rightmost empty string "" is considered to occur at the index value this.length(). The returned index is the largest value k such that

 this.startsWith(str, k)

is true.

Parameters:: str - the substring to search for.
Returns:: if the string argument occurs one or more times as a substring within this object, then the index of the first character of the last such substring is returned. If it does not occur as a substring, -1 is returned.

lastIndexOf

public int lastIndexOf(String str,
                       int fromIndex)

Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring, searching backward starting at the specified index. The integer returned is the largest value k such that:

     k <= Math.min(fromIndex, this.length()) && this.startsWith(str, k)

If no such value of k exists, then -1 is returned.

Parameters:: str - the substring to search for.; fromIndex - the index to start the search from.
Returns:: the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring.

length

public int length()

Returns the length of this string. The length is equal to the number of Unicode code units in the string.

Returns:: the length of the sequence of characters represented by this object.

matches

public boolean matches(String regex)

Tells whether or not this string matches the given regular expression.

An invocation of this method of the form str.matches(regex) yields exactly the same result as the expression

{@link java.util.regex.Pattern}.{@link java.util.regex.Pattern#matches(String,CharSequence) matches}(regex, str)

Parameters:: regex - the regular expression to which this string is to be matched
Returns:: true if, and only if, this string matches the given regular expression

offsetByCodePoints

public int offsetByCodePoints(int index,
                              int codePointOffset)

Returns the index within this String that is offset from the given index by codePointOffset code points. Unpaired surrogates within the text range given by index and codePointOffset count as one code point each.

Parameters:: index - the index to be offset; codePointOffset - the offset in code points
Returns:: the index within this String

regionMatches

public boolean regionMatches(boolean ignoreCase,
                             int toffset,
                             String other,
                             int ooffset,
                             int len)

Tests if two string regions are equal.

A substring of this String object is compared to a substring of the argument other. The result is true if these substrings represent character sequences that are the same, ignoring case if and only if ignoreCase is true. The substring of this String object to be compared begins at index toffset and has length len. The substring of other to be compared begins at index ooffset and has length len. The result is false if and only if at least one of the following is true:

toffset is negative.
ooffset is negative.
toffset+len is greater than the length of this String object.
ooffset+len is greater than the length of the other argument.
ignoreCase is false and there is some nonnegative integer k less than len such that:
```
 this.charAt(toffset+k) != other.charAt(ooffset+k)
 
```

ignoreCase is true and there is some nonnegative integer k less than len such that:

 Character.toLowerCase(this.charAt(toffset+k)) !=
               Character.toLowerCase(other.charAt(ooffset+k))

and:

 Character.toUpperCase(this.charAt(toffset+k)) !=
         Character.toUpperCase(other.charAt(ooffset+k))

Parameters:: ignoreCase - if true, ignore case when comparing characters.; toffset - the starting offset of the subregion in this string.; other - the string argument.; ooffset - the starting offset of the subregion in the string argument.; len - the number of characters to compare.
Returns:: true if the specified subregion of this string matches the specified subregion of the string argument; false otherwise. Whether the matching is exact or case insensitive depends on the ignoreCase argument.

regionMatches

public boolean regionMatches(int toffset,
                             String other,
                             int ooffset,
                             int len)

Tests if two string regions are equal.

A substring of this String object is compared to a substring of the argument other. The result is true if these substrings represent identical character sequences. The substring of this String object to be compared begins at index toffset and has length len. The substring of other to be compared begins at index ooffset and has length len. The result is false if and only if at least one of the following is true:

toffset is negative.
ooffset is negative.
toffset+len is greater than the length of this String object.
ooffset+len is greater than the length of the other argument.
There is some nonnegative integer k less than len such that: this.charAt(toffset+k) != other.charAt(ooffset+k)

Parameters:: toffset - the starting offset of the subregion in this string.; other - the string argument.; ooffset - the starting offset of the subregion in the string argument.; len - the number of characters to compare.
Returns:: true if the specified subregion of this string exactly matches the specified subregion of the string argument; false otherwise.

replace

public String replace(char oldChar,
                      char newChar)

Returns a new string resulting from replacing all occurrences of oldChar in this string with newChar.

If the character oldChar does not occur in the character sequence represented by this String object, then a reference to this String object is returned. Otherwise, a new String object is created that represents a character sequence identical to the character sequence represented by this String object, except that every occurrence of oldChar is replaced by an occurrence of newChar.

Examples:

 "mesquite in your cellar".replace('e', 'o')
         returns "mosquito in your collar"
 "the war of baronets".replace('r', 'y')
         returns "the way of bayonets"
 "sparring with a purple porpoise".replace('p', 't')
         returns "starring with a turtle tortoise"
 "JonL".replace('q', 'x') returns "JonL" (no change)

Parameters:: oldChar - the old character.; newChar - the new character.
Returns:: a string derived from this string by replacing every occurrence of oldChar with newChar.

replace

public String replace(CharSequence target,
                      CharSequence replacement)

Replaces each substring of this string that matches the literal target sequence with the specified literal replacement sequence. The replacement proceeds from the beginning of the string to the end, for example, replacing "aa" with "b" in the string "aaa" will result in "ba" rather than "ab".

Parameters:: target - The sequence of char values to be replaced; replacement - The replacement sequence of char values
Returns:: The resulting string

replaceAll

public String replaceAll(String regex,
                         String replacement)

Replaces each substring of this string that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.

An invocation of this method of the form str.replaceAll(regex, repl) yields exactly the same result as the expression

{@link java.util.regex.Pattern}.{@link java.util.regex.Pattern#compile compile}(regex).{@link java.util.regex.Pattern#matcher(java.lang.CharSequence) matcher}(str).{@link java.util.regex.Matcher#replaceAll replaceAll}(repl)

Note that backslashes (\) and dollar signs ($) in the replacement string may cause the results to be different than if it were being treated as a literal replacement string; see {@link java.util.regex.Matcher#replaceAll Matcher.replaceAll}. Use {@link java.util.regex.Matcher#quoteReplacement} to suppress the special meaning of these characters, if desired.

Parameters:: regex - the regular expression to which this string is to be matched; replacement - the string to be substituted for each match
Returns:: The resulting String

replaceFirst

public String replaceFirst(String regex,
                           String replacement)

Replaces the first substring of this string that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.

An invocation of this method of the form str.replaceFirst(regex, repl) yields exactly the same result as the expression

{@link java.util.regex.Pattern}.{@link java.util.regex.Pattern#compile compile}(regex).{@link java.util.regex.Pattern#matcher(java.lang.CharSequence) matcher}(str).{@link java.util.regex.Matcher#replaceFirst replaceFirst}(repl)

Note that backslashes (\) and dollar signs ($) in the replacement string may cause the results to be different than if it were being treated as a literal replacement string; see {@link java.util.regex.Matcher#replaceFirst}. Use {@link java.util.regex.Matcher#quoteReplacement} to suppress the special meaning of these characters, if desired.

Parameters:: regex - the regular expression to which this string is to be matched; replacement - the string to be substituted for the first match
Returns:: The resulting String

split

public String[] split(String regex)

Splits this string around matches of the given regular expression.

This method works as if by invoking the two-argument {@link #split(String, int) split} method with the given expression and a limit argument of zero. Trailing empty strings are therefore not included in the resulting array.

The string "boo:and:foo", for example, yields the following results with these expressions:

Regex Result

: { "boo", "and", "foo" }

o { "b", "", ":and:f" }

Regex	Result
:	`{ "boo", "and", "foo" }`
o	`{ "b", "", ":and:f" }`

Parameters:: regex - the delimiting regular expression
Returns:: the array of strings computed by splitting this string around matches of the given regular expression

split

public String[] split(String regex,
                      int limit)

Splits this string around matches of the given regular expression.

The array returned by this method contains each substring of this string that is terminated by another substring that matches the given expression or is terminated by the end of the string. The substrings in the array are in the order in which they occur in this string. If the expression does not match any part of the input then the resulting array has just one element, namely this string.

The limit parameter controls the number of times the pattern is applied and therefore affects the length of the resulting array. If the limit n is greater than zero then the pattern will be applied at most n - 1 times, the array's length will be no greater than n, and the array's last entry will contain all input beyond the last matched delimiter. If n is non-positive then the pattern will be applied as many times as possible and the array can have any length. If n is zero then the pattern will be applied as many times as possible, the array can have any length, and trailing empty strings will be discarded.

The string "boo:and:foo", for example, yields the following results with these parameters:

Regex Limit Result

: 2 { "boo", "and:foo" }

: 5 { "boo", "and", "foo" }

: -2 { "boo", "and", "foo" }

o 5 { "b", "", ":and:f", "", "" }

o -2 { "b", "", ":and:f", "", "" }

o 0 { "b", "", ":and:f" }

Regex	Limit	Result
:	2	`{ "boo", "and:foo" }`
:	5	`{ "boo", "and", "foo" }`
:	-2	`{ "boo", "and", "foo" }`
o	5	`{ "b", "", ":and:f", "", "" }`
o	-2	`{ "b", "", ":and:f", "", "" }`
o	0	`{ "b", "", ":and:f" }`

An invocation of this method of the form str.split(regex, n) yields the same result as the expression

{@link java.util.regex.Pattern}.{@link java.util.regex.Pattern#compile compile}(regex).{@link java.util.regex.Pattern#split(java.lang.CharSequence,int) split}(str, n)

Parameters:: regex - the delimiting regular expression; limit - the result threshold, as described above
Returns:: the array of strings computed by splitting this string around matches of the given regular expression

startsWith

public boolean startsWith(String prefix)

Tests if this string starts with the specified prefix.

Parameters:: prefix - the prefix.
Returns:: true if the character sequence represented by the argument is a prefix of the character sequence represented by this string; false otherwise. Note also that true will be returned if the argument is an empty string or is equal to this String object as determined by the {@link #equals(Object)} method.

startsWith

public boolean startsWith(String prefix,
                          int toffset)

Tests if the substring of this string beginning at the specified index starts with the specified prefix.

Parameters:

prefix - the prefix.

toffset - where to begin looking in this string.

Returns:

true if the character sequence represented by the argument is a prefix of the substring of this object starting at index toffset; false otherwise. The result is false if toffset is negative or greater than the length of this String object; otherwise the result is the same as the result of the expression

          this.substring(toffset).startsWith(prefix)

subSequence

public CharSequence subSequence(int beginIndex,
                                int endIndex)

Returns a new character sequence that is a subsequence of this sequence.

An invocation of this method of the form

 str.subSequence(begin, end)

behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

 str.substring(begin, end)

This method is defined so that the String class can implement the {@link CharSequence} interface.

Parameters:: beginIndex - the begin index, inclusive.; endIndex - the end index, exclusive.
Returns:: the specified subsequence.

substring

public String substring(int beginIndex)

Returns a new string that is a substring of this string. The substring begins with the character at the specified index and extends to the end of this string.

Examples:

 "unhappy".substring(2) returns "happy"
 "Harbison".substring(3) returns "bison"
 "emptiness".substring(9) returns "" (an empty string)

Parameters:: beginIndex - the beginning index, inclusive.
Returns:: the specified substring.

substring

public String substring(int beginIndex,
                        int endIndex)

Returns a new string that is a substring of this string. The substring begins at the specified beginIndex and extends to the character at index endIndex - 1. Thus the length of the substring is endIndex-beginIndex.

Examples:

 "hamburger".substring(4, 8) returns "urge"
 "smiles".substring(1, 5) returns "mile"

Parameters:: beginIndex - the beginning index, inclusive.; endIndex - the ending index, exclusive.
Returns:: the specified substring.

toCharArray

public char[] toCharArray()

Converts this string to a new character array.

Returns:: a newly allocated character array whose length is the length of this string and whose contents are initialized to contain the character sequence represented by this string.

toLowerCase

public String toLowerCase()

Converts all of the characters in this String to lower case using the rules of the default locale. This is equivalent to calling toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault()).

Note: This method is locale sensitive, and may produce unexpected results if used for strings that are intended to be interpreted locale independently. Examples are programming language identifiers, protocol keys, and HTML tags. For instance, "TITLE".toLowerCase() in a Turkish locale returns "t?tle", where '?' is the LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I character. To obtain correct results for locale insensitive strings, use toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).

Returns:: the String, converted to lowercase.

toLowerCase

public String toLowerCase(Locale locale)

Converts all of the characters in this String to lower case using the rules of the given Locale. Case mapping is based on the Unicode Standard version specified by the {@link java.lang.Character Character} class. Since case mappings are not always 1:1 char mappings, the resulting String may be a different length than the original String.

Examples of lowercase mappings are in the following table:

Language Code of Locale	Upper Case	Lower Case	Description
tr (Turkish)	\u0130	\u0069	capital letter I with dot above -> small letter i
tr (Turkish)	\u0049	\u0131	capital letter I -> small letter dotless i
(all)	French Fries	french fries	lowercased all chars in String
(all)			lowercased all chars in String

Parameters:: locale - use the case transformation rules for this locale
Returns:: the String, converted to lowercase.

toString

public String toString()

This object (which is already a string!) is itself returned.

Overrides:: toString in class Object
Returns:: the string itself.

toUpperCase

public String toUpperCase()

Converts all of the characters in this String to upper case using the rules of the default locale. This method is equivalent to toUpperCase(Locale.getDefault()).

Note: This method is locale sensitive, and may produce unexpected results if used for strings that are intended to be interpreted locale independently. Examples are programming language identifiers, protocol keys, and HTML tags. For instance, "title".toUpperCase() in a Turkish locale returns "T?TLE", where '?' is the LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH DOT ABOVE character. To obtain correct results for locale insensitive strings, use toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH).

Returns:: the String, converted to uppercase.

toUpperCase

public String toUpperCase(Locale locale)

Converts all of the characters in this String to upper case using the rules of the given Locale. Case mapping is based on the Unicode Standard version specified by the {@link java.lang.Character Character} class. Since case mappings are not always 1:1 char mappings, the resulting String may be a different length than the original String.

Examples of locale-sensitive and 1:M case mappings are in the following table.

Language Code of Locale	Lower Case	Upper Case	Description
tr (Turkish)	\u0069	\u0130	small letter i -> capital letter I with dot above
tr (Turkish)	\u0131	\u0049	small letter dotless i -> capital letter I
(all)	\u00df	\u0053 \u0053	small letter sharp s -> two letters: SS
(all)	Fahrvergnügen	FAHRVERGNÜGEN

Parameters:: locale - use the case transformation rules for this locale
Returns:: the String, converted to uppercase.

trim

public String trim()

Returns a copy of the string, with leading and trailing whitespace omitted.

If this String object represents an empty character sequence, or the first and last characters of character sequence represented by this String object both have codes greater than '\u0020' (the space character), then a reference to this String object is returned.

Otherwise, if there is no character with a code greater than '\u0020' in the string, then a new String object representing an empty string is created and returned.

Otherwise, let k be the index of the first character in the string whose code is greater than '\u0020', and let m be the index of the last character in the string whose code is greater than '\u0020'. A new String object is created, representing the substring of this string that begins with the character at index k and ends with the character at index m-that is, the result of this.substring(k, m+1).

This method may be used to trim whitespace (as defined above) from the beginning and end of a string.

Returns:: A copy of this string with leading and trailing white space removed, or this string if it has no leading or trailing white space.

truncate

This is a method placeholder, which does not actually exist in the API. The description below should suggest how to achieve the behavior that this method would provide, if it existed.

public String truncate(int maxLength)

Returns a new string with a length no longer than maxLength characters.

UPDATE: take a look at org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils which can apparently do this and a lot more.

Parameters:: maxLength
Returns:: a new string with a length no longer than maxLength characters

valueOf

public static String valueOf(boolean b)

Returns the string representation of the boolean argument.

Parameters:: b - a boolean.
Returns:: if the argument is true, a string equal to "true" is returned; otherwise, a string equal to "false" is returned.

valueOf

public static String valueOf(char c)

Returns the string representation of the char argument.

Parameters:: c - a char.
Returns:: a string of length 1 containing as its single character the argument c.

valueOf

public static String valueOf(char[] data)

Returns the string representation of the char array argument. The contents of the character array are copied; subsequent modification of the character array does not affect the newly created string.

Parameters:: data - a char array.
Returns:: a newly allocated string representing the same sequence of characters contained in the character array argument.

valueOf

public static String valueOf(char[] data,
                             int offset,
                             int count)

Returns the string representation of a specific subarray of the char array argument.

The offset argument is the index of the first character of the subarray. The count argument specifies the length of the subarray. The contents of the subarray are copied; subsequent modification of the character array does not affect the newly created string.

Parameters:: data - the character array.; offset - the initial offset into the value of the String.; count - the length of the value of the String.
Returns:: a string representing the sequence of characters contained in the subarray of the character array argument.

valueOf

public static String valueOf(double d)

Returns the string representation of the double argument.

The representation is exactly the one returned by the Double.toString method of one argument.

Parameters:: d - a double.
Returns:: a string representation of the double argument.

valueOf

public static String valueOf(float f)

Returns the string representation of the float argument.

The representation is exactly the one returned by the Float.toString method of one argument.

Parameters:: f - a float.
Returns:: a string representation of the float argument.

valueOf

public static String valueOf(int i)

Returns the string representation of the int argument.

The representation is exactly the one returned by the Integer.toString method of one argument.

Parameters:: i - an int.
Returns:: a string representation of the int argument.

valueOf

public static String valueOf(long l)

Returns the string representation of the long argument.

The representation is exactly the one returned by the Long.toString method of one argument.

Parameters:: l - a long.
Returns:: a string representation of the long argument.

valueOf

public static String valueOf(Object obj)

Returns the string representation of the Object argument.

Parameters:: obj - an Object.
Returns:: if the argument is null, then a string equal to "null"; otherwise, the value of obj.toString() is returned.

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endsWith

equals

equalsIgnoreCase

format

format

getBytes

getBytes

getBytes

getBytes

getChars

hashCode

indexOf

indexOf

indexOf

indexOf

intern

isEmpty

lastIndexOf

lastIndexOf

lastIndexOf

lastIndexOf

length

matches

offsetByCodePoints

regionMatches

regionMatches

replace

replace

replaceAll

replaceFirst

split

split

startsWith

startsWith

subSequence

substring

substring

toCharArray

toLowerCase

toLowerCase

toString

toUpperCase

toUpperCase

trim

truncate

valueOf

valueOf

valueOf

valueOf

valueOf

valueOf

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