Java Reference
In-Depth Information
CHAPTER
9
S
TRINGS
Objectives
To use the
String
class to process fixed strings (§9.2).
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To construct strings (§9.2.1).
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To understand that strings are immutable and to create an interned
string (§9.2.2).
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To compare strings (§9.2.3).
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To get string length and characters, and combine strings (§9.2.4).
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To obtain substrings (§9.2.5).
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To convert, replace, and split strings (§9.2.6).
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To match, replace, and split strings by patterns (§9.2.7).
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To search for a character or substring in a string (§9.2.8).
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To convert between a string and an array (§9.2.9).
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To convert characters and numbers into a string (§9.2.10).
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To obtain a formatted string (§9.2.11).
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To check whether a string is a palindrome (§9.3).
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To convert hexadecimal numbers to decimal numbers (§9.4).
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To use the
Character
class to process a single character (§9.5).
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To use the
StringBuilder
and
StringBuffer
classes to process
flexible strings (§9.6).
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To distinguish among the
String
,
StringBuilder
, and
StringBuffer
classes (§9.2-9.6).
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To learn how to pass arguments to the
main
method from the
command line (§9.7).
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