String/character Methods

Question 1

compareTo(String)

Answer 1

Compares to strings lexicographically by returning a negative #, positive # or zero
RETURN TYPE int

Question 2

equals(Object)

Answer 2

Compares this string to the specified object

RETURN TYPE int

Question 3

charAt(int)

Answer 3

Returns the CHAR value at the specified index

RETURN TYPE char

Question 4

indexOf(String)

Answer 4

Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring
RETURN TYPE int

Question 5

indexOf(String, int)

Answer 5

Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring, starting at the specified index
RETURN TYPE int

Question 6

length( )

Answer 6

Returns the number of characters in this string

RETURN TYPE int

Question 7

substring(int)

Answer 7

Returns a new string that is a substring of this string

RETURN TYPE String

Question 8

substring(int, int)

Answer 8

Returns a substring between the specified offsets of the current string
RETURN TYPE String

Question 9

toLowerCase( )

Answer 9

Converts the entire string to lowercase

RETURN TYPE String

Question 10

toString( )

Answer 10

This object (which is already a string!) is itself returned
RETURN TYPE String

Question 11

toUpperCase( )

Answer 11

Converts the entire string to uppercase

RETURN TYPE String

Question 12

valueOf(double)
valueOf(float)
…(int)
…(Object)

Answer 12

Returns the string representation of the (double, float, int, Object) argument
RETURN TYPE static String

Question 13

compareTo(Character)

Answer 13

Compares two Character objects numerically

RETURN TYPE int

Question 14

isLetter(char)

Answer 14

Determines if the specified character is a letter

RETURN TYPE static boolean