Java String Uncapitalize uncapitalize(String text)

Description

Makes the first character of a String lowercase.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
text	the text to convert

Return

a text that starts with a lowercase letter

Declaration

public static String uncapitalize(String text) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from w w w .  j  ava2  s.  co  m*/
 * (c) Copyright 2007-2012 by Volker Bergmann. All rights reserved.
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Makes the first character of a String lowercase.
     * @param text the text to convert
     * @return a text that starts with a lowercase letter
     * @since 0.2.04
     */
    public static String uncapitalize(String text) {
        return text.substring(0, 1).toLowerCase() + text.substring(1);
    }

    public static String[] toLowerCase(String[] src) {
        String[] dst = new String[src.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < src.length; i++)
            dst[i] = src[i].toLowerCase();
        return dst;
    }
}

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