Java String Capitalize capitalize(String string)

Description

Capitalize the first letter of a string.

License

Mozilla Public License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
string	the string

Return

p_string with the first letter capitalized

Declaration

public static String capitalize(String string) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */

public class Main {
    /**//  ww  w .  j ava 2 s .  c o m
     * Capitalize the first letter of a string. If the string is empty, just return an empty string;
     * if it is null, return a null string. string.
     *
     * @param string the string
     * @return {@code p_string} with the first letter capitalized
     */
    public static String capitalize(String string) {
        if (string == null) {
            return null;
        } else if (string.length() == 0) {
            return string;
        } else {
            char[] chars = string.toCharArray();
            chars[0] = Character.toUpperCase(chars[0]);
            return new String(chars);
        }
    }
}

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