Java String Capitalize First capitalizeFirstLetter(String str)

Description

Returns a new string where the first letter of the specified string is capitalized.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
str	the string to capitalize

Return

the string to capitalize

Declaration

public static String capitalizeFirstLetter(String str) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//ww w.j  a  va 2  s  . co m
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Kasper Nielsen.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns a new string where the first letter of the specified string is capitalized.
     *
     * @param str
     *            the string to capitalize
     * @return the string to capitalize
     */
    public static String capitalizeFirstLetter(String str) {
        if (str.length() > 0) {
            return replaceCharAt(str, 0, Character.toUpperCase(str.charAt(0)));
        }
        return str;
    }

    public static String replaceCharAt(String s, int pos, char c) {
        return s.substring(0, pos) + c + s.substring(pos + 1);
    }
}

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