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String and StringBuilderAbout StringsUseful String methods IUseful String methods IIUseful String methods IIIUseful String methods IVUseful String methods VUnderstanding “index”Useful String methods VIUseful String methods VIIFinally, a useless String methodStrings are immutableMore about equalsStill more about equalsStrings, Etc.About StringBuildersStringBuilder constructorsUseful StringBuilder methods IUseful StringBuilder methods IIUseful StringBuilder methods IIIUseful StringBuilder methods IVUseful StringBuilder methods VWhen to use StringBuildersStrings, etc.The Character classSome Character methodsThe EndJan 14, 2019String and StringBuilderPart I: String2About StringsStrings are objects, but there is a special syntax for writing String literals:"Hello"Strings, unlike most other objects, have a defined operation (as opposed to a method): " This " + "is String " + "concatenation""Strings can contain any character, but some of them must be “escaped” in order to write them in a literal\" stands for the double-quote (") character\n stands for the newline character\\ stands for the backslash (\)characterEach of these is written as a two-character sequence, but represents a single character in the string3Useful String methods Ichar charAt(int index)Returns the character at the given index position (0-based)boolean startsWith(String prefix)Tests if this String starts with the prefix Stringboolean endsWith(String suffix)Tests if this String ends with the suffix String4Useful String methods IIboolean equals(Object obj)Tests if this String is the same as the obj (which may be any type; false if it’s not a String)boolean equalsIgnoreCase(String other)Tests if this String is equal to the other String, where case does not matterint length()Returns the length of this string; note that this is a method, not an instance variable5Useful String methods IIIint indexOf(char ch)Returns the position of the first occurrence of ch in this String, or -1 if it does not occurint indexOf(char ch, int fromIndex)Returns the position of the first occurrence of ch, starting at (not after) the position fromIndexThere are two similar methods that take a String instead of a char as their first argument6Useful String methods IVint lastIndexOf(char ch)Returns the position of the last occurrence of ch in this String, or -1 if it does not occurint lastIndexOf(char ch, int fromIndex)Returns the position of the last occurrence of ch, searching backward starting at position fromIndexThere are two similar methods that take a String instead of a char as their first argument7Useful String methods VString substring(int beginIndex)Returns a new string that is a substring of this string, beginning with the character at the specified index and extending to the end of this string.String substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex)Returns a new string that is a substring of this string, beginning at the specified beginIndex and extending to the character at index endIndex - 1. Thus the length of the substring is endIndex-beginIndex8Understanding “index”With charAt(index), indexOf(x), and lastIndexOf(x), just count characters (starting from zero)With substring(from) and substring(from, to), it works better to count positions between charactersSo, for example, substring(4, 8) is "said", andsubstring(8, 12) is ", \"H" "She said, \"Hi\"" 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13"She said, \"Hi\""0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14If indexOf(',') is 8, then substring(0, indexOf(',')) is "She said"and substring(indexOf(',') + 1) is " \"Hi\""9Useful String methods VIString toUpperCase()Returns a new String similar to this String, in which all letters are uppercaseString toLowerCase()Returns a new String similar to this String, in which all letters are lowercaseString trim()Returns a new String similar to this String, but with whitespace removed from both ends10Useful String methods VIIString[] split(String regex)Breaks the string up into an array of stringsThe parameter is a regular expression that defines what separates the stringsFor example, String s = "one, two, three"; String[] ss = s.split(", ");This assigns the array {"one", "two", "three"} to ssRegular expressions are complex expressions that assign meanings to many common punctuation marks, such as +, *, period, and [Hence, regular expressions are powerful, but can be treacherous if you aren’t very familiar with them11Finally, a useless String methodString toString()Returns this StringWhy do we have this method?Consistency--Every Object has a toString() method12Strings are immutableA String, once created, cannot be changedNone of the preceding methods modify the String, although several create a new StringStatements like this create new Strings: myString = myString + anotherCharacter;Creating a few extra Strings in a program is no big dealCreating a lot of Strings can be very costly13More about equalsIf you write String s = "abc"; String t = "abc";the compiler only creates the string "abc" once, and makes s and t both refer to this one stringIt can do this because strings are immutableHence, the test s == t will be trueHowever, if you now write String u = "a" + "bc";the test s == u will be falseThis is because they are different stringsMoral: Use equals for strings, not ==14Still more about equalsSuppose you want to test whether a variable name has the value "Dave"Here’s the obvious way to do it: if (name.equals("Dave")) { ... }But you could also do it this way: if ("Dave".equals(name)) { ... }It turns out that the second way is usually betterWhy?If name == null, the first way will cause a NullPointerException, but the second way will just return falseJan 14, 2019Strings, Etc.Part II: StringBuilder16About StringBuildersA StringBuilder has a capacity (the number of characters it can hold) and a length (the number of characters it is currently holding)If the capacity is exceeded, the StringBuilder is copied to a new location with more roomStringBuilder is a reimplementation of StringBufferThe API (collection of methods) is the sameStringBuffers are threadsafe, but StringBuilders are more efficientStringBuilders are used to implement String concatenationWhenever you say String s = "ab" +


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