String Methods:

The String class has a set of built-in methods that you can use on strings.

Method Description Return Type

Returns the character at the specified index (position)
charAt() char
Returns the Unicode of the character at the specified
codePointAt() int
index
Returns the Unicode of the character before the
codePointBefore() int
specified index
Returns the number of Unicode values found in a
codePointCount() int
string.
compareTo() Compares two strings lexicographically int
Compares two strings lexicographically, ignoring case
compareToIgnoreCase() int
differences
concat() Appends a string to the end of another string String
Checks whether a string contains a sequence of
contains() boolean
characters
Checks whether a string contains the exact same
contentEquals() sequence of characters of the specified CharSequence boolean
or StringBuffer
Returns a String that represents the characters of the
copyValueOf() String
character array
Checks whether a string ends with the specified
endsWith() boolean
character(s)
Compares two strings. Returns true if the strings are
equals() boolean
equal, and false if not
equalsIgnoreCase() Compares two strings, ignoring case considerations boolean
Returns a formatted string using the specified locale,
format() String
format string, and arguments
Encodes this String into a sequence of bytes using the
getBytes() named charset, storing the result into a new byte byte[]
array
getChars() Copies characters from a string to an array of chars void
hashCode() Returns the hash code of a string int
Returns the position of the first found occurrence of
indexOf() int
specified characters in a string
Returns the canonical representation for the string
intern() String
object
isEmpty() Checks whether a string is empty or not boolean
Returns the position of the last found occurrence of
lastIndexOf() int
specified characters in a string
length() Returns the length of a specified string int
Searches a string for a match against a regular
matches() boolean
expression, and returns the matches
Returns the index within this String that is offset from
offsetByCodePoints() int
the given index by codePointOffset code points
regionMatches() Tests if two string regions are equal boolean
 Searches a string for a specified value, and returns a
replace() String
new string where the specified values are replaced
Replaces the first occurrence of a substring that
replaceFirst() matches the given regular expression with the given String
replacement
Replaces each substring of this string that matches the
replaceAll() String
given regular expression with the given replacement
split() Splits a string into an array of substrings String[]
Checks whether a string starts with specified
startsWith() boolean
characters
Returns a new character sequence that is a
subSequence() CharSequence
subsequence of this sequence
Returns a new string which is the substring of a
substring() String
specified string
toCharArray() Converts this string to a new character array char[]
toLowerCase() Converts a string to lower case letters String
toString() Returns the value of a String object String
toUpperCase() Converts a string to upper case letters String
trim() Removes whitespace from both ends of a string String
Returns the string representation of the specified
valueOf() String
value