JavaStringCheese/StringParser.java

/**
 * An introduction to Strings and String methods.
 *
 * @author Wilhem Alcivar
 */
public class StringParser
{
    /**
     * Takes a String and returns that String with all characters uppercased.
     * E.G. cat would become CAT. dOnUt would become DONUT.
     *
     * @param s
     * @return String
     */
    public static String upperCaseString(String s)
    {
        String upperC = new String();
        return upperC = s.toUpperCase();
    }

    /**
     * Takes a String and returns that String with all characters lowercased.
     * E.G. MOUSE would become mouse. dOnUt would become donut.
     *
     * @param s
     * @return String
     */
    public static String lowerCaseString(String s) {
        String lowerC = new String();
        return lowerC= s.toLowerCase();
        
    }

    /**
     * Takes a String and returns the first character of that string.
     * E.G. cat would return c. Embark would return E.
     *
     * @param s
     * @return String
     */
    public static Character getFirstCharacter(String s) {
        char firstLetter = s.charAt(0);
        return firstLetter;
    }

    /**
     * Takes a String and returns the character at index n of that string.
     * E.G. cat, 2 would return t. Embark, 4 would return r.
     *
     * @param s
     * @param n
     * @return String
     */
    public static Character getNthCharacter(String s, Integer n) {
        char nthChar = s.charAt(n);
        return nthChar;
    }

    /**
     * Takes a String and returns that string with the first character uppercased.
     * E.G. cat would return Cat. cofFee would return CofFee.
     *
     * @param s
     * @return String
     */
    public static String upperCaseFirstCharacter(String s) {
        String upperCase = new String();
        String restWord = new String();
        upperCase = s.substring(0,1).toUpperCase();
        restWord = s.substring(1);
        return upperCase + restWord;
    }

    /**
     * Takes a String and returns that string with the first character of each word in it uppercased
     * and then joined.
     * E.G. dog whistle would return DogWhistle. adjuNCT pRoFessOR would return AdjuctProfessor.
     *
     * @param s
     * @return String
     */
    public static String camelCaseString(String s) {
        s = s.toLowerCase();
        String camelCase = new String();
        int secWordIndex = s.indexOf(" ")+1;
        camelCase = s.substring(0,1).toUpperCase() + s.substring(1, secWordIndex) +
        s.substring(secWordIndex,secWordIndex+1).toUpperCase() + s.substring(secWordIndex+1);
        
        camelCase = camelCase.replace(" ","");
        return camelCase;
    }

    /**
     * Takes a String and returns that string with each character lowercased
     * and then joined with an underscore
     * E.G. dog whistle would return dog_whistle. adjuNCT pRoFessOR would return adjuct_professor.
     *
     * @param s
     * @return String
     */
    public static String snakeCaseString(String s) {
        String snakes = new String();
        snakes = s.toLowerCase().replace(" ", "_");
        
        return snakes;
    }

    /**
     * Takes a String and returns the length of that string
     * E.G. cat would return 3. extra would return 5.
     *
     * @param s
     * @return String
     */
    public static Integer getLength(String s) {
        return s.length();
    }

    /**
     * Takes in two strings and returns true if they are equal
     * E.G. example and shelf would return false. 
     * cat and CaT would return false. 
     * Dog and Dog would return true
     *
     * @param s1
     * @param s2
     * @return String
     */
    public static Boolean isEqual(String s1, String s2) {
        
        boolean result = s1.equals(s2);
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Takes in two strings and returns true if they are equal
     * E.G. example and shelf would return false. 
     * cat and CaT would return true. 
     * Dog and Dog would return true
     *
     * @param s1
     * @param s2
     * @return String
     */
    public static Boolean isEqualIgnoreCase(String s1, String s2) {
        s1 = s1.toLowerCase();
        s2 = s2.toLowerCase();
        return isEqual(s1,s2);
    }
}