java.lang
Class String

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.String

public final class String

extends Object

An immutable string of characters.

Constructor Summary

String(char[] c, int off, int len)
Create a String from a character array.

Method Summary

char	charAt(int index) Return the character at the given index
boolean	equals(Object other) Compares the String with an Object
int	length() Return the length of the String in characters
char[]	toCharArray() Converts the String into an array of characters
String	toString() Returns itself.
static String	valueOf(Object aObj) Converts an Object to a String

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

String

public String(char[] c,
              int off,
              int len)

Create a String from a character array.

Parameters:

c - the character array

off - the offset - usually 0

len - the length of the String - must not be greater than c.length

Method Detail

length

public int length()

Return the length of the String in characters

Returns:

the length of the String

charAt

public char charAt(int index)

Return the character at the given index

Returns:

the characters at the given index

toCharArray

public char[] toCharArray()

Converts the String into an array of characters

Returns:

the character Array

valueOf

public static String valueOf(Object aObj)

Converts an Object to a String

Returns:

the String that represents the object

toString

public String toString()

Returns itself.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the String itself

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Compares the String with an Object

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Returns:

true if the String is equal to the object, false otherwise