Chapter 9 : String Manipulation

Answer as directed
1. Give the output of the following program fragment:
String s=new String(“He went to the market”);
String r=s.replace(“went”,“is going”);
System.out.println(r);
Ans.
Output:
He is going to the market
2. Give the output of the following program fragment:
String s=“String”;
int a=12,b=45;
System.out.println(s+a+b);
System.out.println(a+s+b);
System.out.println(a+b+s);
Ans.
Output:
String1245
12String45
57String
3. Give the output of the following program fragment: String
s=“india”,s1=“IndIA”,s2=s;
System.out.println(s.equals(s1));
System.out.println(s.equalsIgnoreCase(s1));
System.out.println(s2==s);
System.out.println(s.toUpperCase()==s1.toUpperCase());
System.out.println(s.startsWith(“IN”.toLowerCase()));
System.out.println(s1.endsWith(“iA”.toUpperCase()));
Ans.
Output:false
true
true
false
true
true
4. What do the following functions return for:
String x =“hello”;
String y =“world”
System.out.println(x + y);
System.out.println(x.length());
System.out.println(x.charAt(3));
System.out.println(x.equals(y));
Ans.Output: helloworld5
l
 false
5. If, String x = “Computer”;
String y = “Applications”;
What do the following functions return for:
(i) System.out.println(x.substring(1,5));
(ii) System out.println(x.indexOf(x.charAt(4)));
(iii) System.out.println(y+x.substring(5));
(iv) System.out.println(x.equals(y));
Ans.
(i) ompu (ii) 4
(iii) Applicationster (iv) false

6. What will be the output for the following program segment?

String s = new String(“abc”);
System.out.println(s.toUpperCase());
Ans.ABC
7. What will be the output of the following code?
char x = ‘A’; int m;
m=(x= =’a’) ? ‘A’ : ‘a’;
System.out.println(“m=”+m);
Ans. m=97
8. Write statements to show how finding the length of a character array and char[] differs from
finding the length of a String object str.
Ans. char.length;
str.length();
9. Write a statement each to perform the following task on a string:
(i) Find and display the position of the last space in a string s.
(ii) Convert a number stored in a string variable x to double data type
Ans.
(i) System.out.println(s.lastIndexOf(“ ”));
(ii) double d=Double.parseDouble(x);
10. Write a statement each to perform the following task on a string:
(i) Extract the second last character of a word stored in the variable wd.
(ii) Check if the second character of a string str is in uppercase.
Ans.
(i) char sl=wd.charAt(wd.length()-2);
(ii) if(Character.isUpperCase(str.charAt(1)))
11. Give the output of the following string functions:
(i) “ACHIEVEMENT”.replace(‘E’,‘A’)
(ii) “DEDICATE”.compareTo(“DEVOTE”)
Ans.
ACHIAVAMANT
-18
12. Consider the following String array and give the output:
String arr[]={“DELHI”, “CHENNAI”, “MUMBAI”, “LUCKNOW”, “JAIPUR”};
System.out.println(arr[0].length()>arr[3].length());System.out.print(arr[4].substring(0,3));
Ans.false
JAI
13. String x[] = {“SAMSUMG”, “NOKIA”, “SONY”, “MICROMAX”, “BLACKBERRY”};
Give the output of the following statements:
(i) System.out.println(x[1]);
(ii) System.out.println(x[3].length());
Ans.
(i) NOKIA
(ii) 8
14. Write the output for the following:String
s=“Today is Test”;
System.out.println(s.indexOf(‘T’));
System.out.println(s.substring(0,7)+“ ”+“Holiday”);
Ans. 0
Today i Holiday
15. Give the ouput of the following string functions:
(i) “MISSISSIPPI”.indexOf(‘S’)+“MISSISSIPPI”.lastIndexOf(‘I’)
(ii) “CABLE”.compareTo(“CADET”)
Ans. (i) 12 (II) -2
16. State the output of the following program segment when executed:
String a = “Smartphone”, b = “Graphic Art”;
String h = a.substring(2, 5);
String k = b.substring(8).toUpperCase();
System.out.println(h);
System.out.println(k.equalsIgnoreCase(h));
Ans. art
True
17. State the output of the following program segment:
String str1 = “great”; String str2 = “minds”;
System.out.println(strl.substring(0,2).concat(str2.substring(1)));
System.out.println((“WH” + (strl.substring(2).toUpperCase())));
Ans.grinds
WHEAT
18. State the output of the following program segment.
String s = “Examination”;int n = s.length();
System.out.println(s.startsWith(s.substring(5, n)));
System.out.println(s.charAt(2) == s.charAt(6));
19. What will the following code output?
String s = “malayalam”;
System.out.println(s.indexOf(‘m’));
System.out.println(s.lastIndexOf(‘m’));
Ans.
0
8
20. Give the output of the following:
String n = “Computer Knowledge”;
String m = “Computer Applications”;
System.out.println(n.substring (0,8).concat(m.substring(9)));
System.out.println(n.endsWith(“e”));
Ans Computer Applications
true
21. Predict the output:
(i) “ARTIFICIAL”.endsWith(“AL”);
(ii) “Java_Basics”.trim().length();
Ans.(i) true
(ii)11
22. Predict the output:?

System.out.println(“four :” + 4 + 2);
System.out.println(“four :” + (2 + 2));
Ans four:42
four:4

23. What will be the output of the following program segment?

String s= "application";
int p= s.indexOf(‘a');
System.out.println(p);
System.out.printin(p+s);
Ans: 0
0application
24. What will be the output of the following program segment?
String st = "PROGRAM";
System.out.printin(st.indexof(st.charAt(4);
Ans: 1
25. Give the output of the following:
(a) System.out.println("Hello" +2+5);
(b) System.out.printin("Hello"+ (2+5);
 (c) System.out.println("'B".compareTo(A"));
(d) System.out.println("Welcome".charAt(2) + "Welcome".charAt(o));
Ans: (a) Hello25
(b) Hello7
(c)1
26. What is the output of the following?
char c= 'A;
short m 26;
int n = C + m;
System.out.printin(n); Ans: 65 + 26
91
27. . Given the following code:
String rules="knowledge is less important than Imagination";
String rules1,rules2;
rules1=rules.replace("less""more");
System.out.println(rules1);
rules2=rules1.replace("lmagination"knowledge");
System.out.println(rules2);
What will be the output of the above code?
Ans: knowledge is more important than
Imagination
knowledge is more important than
knowledge
28. . What do the following functions return for:
String x = "Guten
String y = "Morgan";
(a) System.out.printin(x.equals(y));
(b) System.out.println(y.indexOf(g));
(c) System.out.println(x.compareTo(y));
Ans: (a) false
(b) 3
(c)-6
29. If String x = "Tora";
String y = "Tora";
String z = "Flora";
What are returned by the following functions?
(a) System.out.println(x+y+z);
 (6) System.out.printin(z.length());
(c) System.out.printin(x.equals(y));
(d) System.out.println((x+z+y).toUpperCase() );
Ans: (a) ToraToraFlora
(b) 5
(c) true
(d) TORAFLORATORA
30. What do the following functions return?
String a = "Brave";
String b = "New";
String c = "World";
(a)System.out.println(a + b + c) ;
(b) System.out.printin((a + b +c).length());
(c) System.out.printin((a + b+ c).lastindexof(r);
Ans: (a) BraveNewWorld
(b) 13
(c) 10
31. If String s = "cheers", then what does the following functions returns?
(a) s.startsWith('Hi")
(b) s.indexof(‘h’);
(c) s.lastindexof('e’);
(d) s.substring(1,3);
Ans: (a) false
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) he