Java String Capitalize First capitalizeFirstCharacter(final String s)

Description

Capitalizes the first character of the given string.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	The string to capitalize.

Return

The given string with the first character capitalized.

Declaration

public static String capitalizeFirstCharacter(final String s) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   www  . j  a  v a 2s.co m*/
 * File:                Strings.java
 * Authors:             Justin Basilico
 * Company:             Sandia National Laboratories
 * Project:             Cognitive Foundry
 *
 * Copyright August 23, 2007, Sandia Corporation.  Under the terms of Contract
 * DE-AC04-94AL85000, there is a non-exclusive license for use of this work by
 * or on behalf of the U.S. Government. Export of this program may require a
 * license from the United States Government. See CopyrightHistory.txt for
 * complete details.
 *
 *
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Capitalizes the first character of the given string.
     * 
     * @param   s The string to capitalize.
     * @return  The given string with the first character capitalized.
     */
    public static String capitalizeFirstCharacter(final String s) {
        if (s == null) {
            return null;
        } else if (s.length() <= 0) {
            return "";
        } else {
            return s.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + s.substring(1);
        }
    }
}

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