Java String Capitalize capitalize(String str)

Description

Capitalizes the first character of the given String.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
str	the String to capitalize, may be <code>null</code>.

Return

capitalized String, null if the input String is null.

Declaration

public static String capitalize(String str) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//from   w w  w  .  j a  va 2 s .c om
Copyright 2003 Petra Malik
This file is part of the czt project.
    
The czt project contains free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
    
The czt project is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
    
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with czt; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
*/

public class Main {
    /**
     * Capitalizes the first character of the given String.
     *
     * @param str the String to capitalize, may be <code>null</code>.
     * @return capitalized String, <code>null</code> if the input String
     *         is <code>null</code>.
     */
    public static String capitalize(String str) {
        if (str == null || str.length() < 1)
            return str;
        return str.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + str.substring(1);
    }
}

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