Java String Capitalize First capitalizeFirstLetter(String data)

Description

capitalize First Letter

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static String capitalizeFirstLetter(String data) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    public static String capitalizeFirstLetter(String data) {
        char firstLetter = Character.toTitleCase(data.substring(0, 1).charAt(0));

        String restLetters = data.substring(1);

        return firstLetter + restLetters;
    }

    /**
     * <p>Gets a substring from the specified string avoiding exceptions.</p>
     *
     * <p>A negative start position can be used to start <code>n</code>
     * characters from the end of the String.</p>
     *
     * @param str the String to get the substring from
     * @param start the position to start from, negative means
     *  count back from the end of the String by this many characters
     * @return substring from start position
     */
    public static String substring(String str, int start) {
        if (str == null) {
            return null;
        }

        // handle negatives, which means last n characters
        if (start < 0) {
            start = str.length() + start; // remember start is negative
        }

        if (start < 0) {
            start = 0;
        }
        if (start > str.length()) {
            return "";
        }

        return str.substring(start);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Gets a substring from the specified String avoiding exceptions.</p>
     *
     * <p>A negative start position can be used to start/end <code>n</code>
     * characters from the end of the String.</p>
     *
     * @param str the String to get the substring from
     * @param start the position to start from, negative means
     *  count back from the end of the string by this many characters
     * @param end the position to end at (exclusive), negative means
     *  count back from the end of the String by this many characters
     * @return substring from start position to end positon
     */
    public static String substring(String str, int start, int end) {
        if (str == null) {
            return null;
        }

        // handle negatives
        if (end < 0) {
            end = str.length() + end; // remember end is negative
        }
        if (start < 0) {
            start = str.length() + start; // remember start is negative
        }

        // check length next
        if (end > str.length()) {
            // check this works.
            end = str.length();
        }

        // if start is greater than end, return ""
        if (start > end) {
            return "";
        }

        if (start < 0) {
            start = 0;
        }
        if (end < 0) {
            end = 0;
        }

        return str.substring(start, end);
    }
}

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