Java String Capitalize capitalizeString(String string)

Description

Returns the string defined by parameter string capitalized (the first letter in uppercase).

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
string	the string to capitalize

Return

a capitalized string (the first letter in uppercase)

Declaration

public static String capitalizeString(String string) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the string defined by parameter <code>string</code> 
     * capitalized (the first letter in uppercase). 
     *
     * @param    string    the string to capitalize
     * @return             a capitalized string (the first letter 
     *                     in uppercase)
     */
    public static String capitalizeString(String string) {
        if (string.length() == 0)
            return string;

        String firstLetter = string.substring(0, 1);
        String theRest = string.substring(1, string.length());
        return firstLetter.toUpperCase() + theRest;

    }
}

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6. capitalizeString(String string)
7. capitalizeString(String string)
8. capitalizeString(String text, boolean replaceUnderscore)
9. capitalizeString(String toCapitalize)