Java String Decapitalize decapitalize(String name)

Description

Lowercases the first character of a string.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
name	String to decapitalize

Return

The decapitalized string

Declaration

public static String decapitalize(String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from w w w.j a v  a  2s. c om*/
 *   Copyright 2007 skynamics AG
 *
 *   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 {
    /**
     * Lowercases the first character of a string.
     *
     * @param name String to decapitalize
     * @return The decapitalized string
     */
    public static String decapitalize(String name) {
        if (name != null && name.length() > 0) {
            char c = name.charAt(0);
            if (Character.isUpperCase(c)) {
                StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(name);
                sb.setCharAt(0, Character.toLowerCase(c));
                name = sb.toString();
            }
        }
        return name;
    }
}

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