Method Description Return
Type
charAt() Returns the character at the specified index (position) char
compareTo() Compares two strings lexicographically int
compareToIgnoreCase( Compares two strings lexicographically, ignoring case int
) differences
concat() Appends a string to the end of another string String
endsWith() Checks whether a string ends with the specified boolean
character(s)
equals() Compares two strings. Returns true if the strings are boolean
equal, and false if not
equalsIgnoreCase() Compares two strings, ignoring case considerations boolean
indexOf() Returns the position of the first found occurrence of int
specified characters in a string
lastIndexOf() Returns the position of the last found occurrence of int
specified characters in a string
length() Returns the length of a specified string int
startsWith() Checks whether a string starts with specified boolean
characters
substring() Returns a new string which is the substring of a String
specified string
toLowerCase() Converts a string to lower case letters String
toUpperCase() Converts a string to upper case letters String
trim() Removes whitespace from both ends of a string String
valueOf() Returns the string representation of the specified value String
replace() Searches a string for a specified value, and returns a new string String
where the specified values are replaced
