What are the different methods for Java strings?
There are many different methods for working with Java strings, commonly used methods include:
- length(): returns the length of the string.
- charAt(int index): returns the character at the specified index position.
- substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex): Returns the substring between the specified start index and end index.
- indexOf(String str): Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified string in the string.
- lastIndexOf(String str): returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified string in the string.
- equals(Object obj): check if the string is equal to the specified object.
- startsWith(String prefix): checks if a string begins with a specified prefix.
- Check if the string ends with a specified suffix.
- toUpperCase() function: Convert all characters in a string to uppercase.
- toLowerCase() method: Converts all characters in a string to lowercase.
- trim() function removes any leading or trailing whitespace from a string.
- replace(char oldChar, char newChar): Replaces the specified character in the string with a new character.
- The split method divides a string into an array of strings based on a specified regular expression.
- concat(String str): appends the specified string to the end of the original string.
- isEmpty() function checks if the string is empty or not.
- Compare two strings in dictionary order.
- checks whether the string contains the specified character sequence.
- Generate a new string based on the specified format string and arguments.
- Check if the string matches the specified regular expression.
- valueOf(Object obj): Converts the specified object into a string representation.
These are just common string methods, the Java String class also offers many other useful methods.