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Java String Methods
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The String class has a set of built-in methods that you can use on strings.
Method Description Return Type
charAt() Returns the character at the specified index char
(position)
codePointAt() Returns the Unicode of the character at the int
specified index
codePointBefore() Returns the Unicode of the character before the int
specified index
codePointCount() Returns the number of Unicode values found in a int
string.
compareTo() Compares two strings lexicographically int
compareToIgnoreCase() Compares two strings lexicographically, ignoring int
case differences
concat() Appends a string to the end of another string String
contains() Checks whether a string contains a sequence of boolean
characters
contentEquals() Checks whether a string contains the exact same boolean
sequence of characters of the specified
CharSequence or StringBuffer
copyValueOf()
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Returns a String that represents
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the character array
the characters of String
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endsWith() Checks whether a string ends with the specified boolean
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equals() Compares two strings. Returns true if the strings boolean
are equal, and false if not
equalsIgnoreCase() Compares two strings, ignoring case boolean
considerations
format() Returns a formatted string using the specified String
locale, format string, and arguments
getBytes() Converts a string into an array of bytes byte[]
getChars() Copies characters from a string to an array of void
chars
hashCode() Returns the hash code of a string int
indexOf() Returns the position of the first found occurrence int
of specified characters in a string
intern() Returns the canonical representation for the String
string object
isEmpty() Checks whether a string is empty or not boolean
join() Joins one or more strings with a specified String
separator
lastIndexOf() Returns the position of the last found occurrence int
of specified characters in a string
length() Returns the length of a specified string int
matches() Searches a string for a match against a regular boolean
expression, and returns the matches
offsetByCodePoints() Returns the index within this String that is offset int
from the given index by codePointOffset code
points
regionMatches() Tests if two string regions are equal boolean
replace() Searches a string for a specified value, and String
returns a new string where the specified values
are replaced
replaceAll()
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Replaces each substring of
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this string that
matches the given regular expression with the
String
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replaceFirst()
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matches the given regular expression with the
given replacement
split() Splits a string into an array of substrings String[]
startsWith() Checks whether a string starts with specified boolean
characters
subSequence() Returns a new character sequence that is a CharSequence
subsequence of this sequence
substring() Returns a new string which is the substring of a String
specified string
toCharArray() Converts this string to a new character array char[]
toLowerCase() Converts a string to lower case letters String
toString() Returns the value of a String object String
toUpperCase() Converts a string to upper case letters String
trim() Removes whitespace from both ends of a string String
valueOf() Returns the string representation of the specified String
value
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