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Java String

String is a collection of characters. In Java, strings are class object. A Java string is not a character array and is not terminated by NULL character.

Syntax: In Java, String is declared as follows:

String s = new String("Java Programming");
	or
String s;
s = new String("Java Programming");
    or
String s = "Java Programming";

Example 1: Input string name and display with hello.

public static void main(String[] args) {
    String s;
    Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("Enter Name: ");
    s = scan.nextLine();
    System.out.println("Hello, " + s);
}

Java String methods

The String class defines a number of methods that allow us to manipulate a string.

Example: toLowerCase()

public static void main(String[] args) {
    String s1;
    Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("Enter string");
    s1 = in.nextLine();
    s1=s1.toLowerCase();
    System.out.println("S1 = " + s1);
}

Example: toUpperCase()

public static void main(String[] args) {
    String s1;
    Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("Enter string");
    s1 = in.nextLine();
    s1=s1.toUpperCase();
    System.out.println("S1 = " + s1);
}

Example: concat()

public static void main(String[] args) {
    String s1, s2, s3;
    Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("Enter 2 string");
    s1 = in.nextLine();
    s2 = in.nextLine();
    s3 = s1 + s2;
    System.out.println("After concat new string is : " + s3);
}

Example: replace()

public static void main(String[] args) {
	String s1;
	Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Enter string");
	s1 = in.nextLine();
	//s1=s1.replace('a', 'b');
	//s1=s1.replace("java", "cpp");
	s1=s1.replaceFirst("java", "cpp");
	System.out.println("S1 = " + s1);
}

Example: trim()



		

Example: equals()

public static void main(String[] args) {
	String s1, s2;
	Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Enter 1st string");
	s1 = in.nextLine();
	System.out.println("Enter 2nd string");
	s2 = in.nextLine();
	
	//boolean a = s1.equals(s2);
	boolean a = s1.equalsIgnoreCase(s2);
	if(a)
		System.out.println("Strings are equal");
	else
	   System.out.println("Strings are not equal");
}

Example: compareTo()

public static void main(String[] args) {
	String s1, s2;
	Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Enter 1st string");
	s1 = in.nextLine();
	System.out.println("Enter 2nd string");
	s2 = in.nextLine();
	
	int i = s1.compareTo(s2);
	//int i = s1.compareToIgnoreCase(s2);
	
	if(i==0)
		System.out.println("Strings are equal");
	else
		if(i<0)
			System.out.println("2nd Strings is greater");
		else
			System.out.println("1st Strings is greater");
}

Example: substring()

public static void main(String[] args) {
	String s1, s2;
	Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Enter string: ");
	s1 = in.nextLine();
	
	//s2 = s1.substring(3);
	s2 = s1.substring(3,5);
	
	System.out.println("After substring, new string is = " + s2);
}

Example: charAt()

public static void main(String[] args) {
	String s1, s2;
	Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Enter string");
	s1 = in.nextLine();
	char ch = s1.charAt(5);
	System.out.println("character at 5th position = " + ch);
}

In Java, strings are class objects and implemented using two classes, i.e. String and StringBuffer.