Java String Capitalize First capitalizeFirstChar(String name)

Description

Capitalize the first character of the name.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
name	a parameter

Declaration

public static String capitalizeFirstChar(String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// ww w. j  ava  2  s . c  o m
 * gvNIX. Spring Roo based RAD tool for Conselleria d'Infraestructures i
 * Transport - Generalitat Valenciana Copyright (C) 2010 CIT - Generalitat
 * Valenciana
 * 
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
 * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
 * version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
 * details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Capitalize the first character of the name.
     * 
     * @param name
     * @return
     */
    public static String capitalizeFirstChar(String name) {

        if ((name == null) || name.equals("")) {
            return name;
        }

        char start = name.charAt(0);

        if (Character.isLowerCase(start)) {
            start = Character.toUpperCase(start);

            return start + name.substring(1);
        }

        return name;
    }
}

Related

1. capitalizeFirst(String string)
2. capitalizeFirst(String toCap)
3. capitalizeFirst(String toCapitalize)
4. capitalizeFirstChar(final String str)
5. capitalizeFirstChar(String name)
6. capitalizeFirstChar(String s)
7. capitalizeFirstCharacter(final String s)
8. capitalizeFirstCharacter(String s)
9. capitalizeFirstCharacter(String s)