Java String Methods Quiz

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What is returned by the method if the character is not found in the String?

-1 (correct)

The character itself

How many integer arguments does the second version of lastIndexOf take?

Four

Two (correct)

One

Three

What does the concat method do in the String class?

It splits a String into substrings

It returns the length of the String

It replaces characters in a String

It merges two Strings into one (correct)

What is the outcome of using the replace method in the String class?

It generates a new String with replaced characters Signup and view all the answers

Which method is used to convert all characters of a String to uppercase?

toUpperCase Signup and view all the answers

What does the trim method do when applied to a String?

Removes whitespace from the beginning and end of the String Signup and view all the answers

What does the method toCharArray do?

It creates a character array from the String Signup and view all the answers

Which method allows for creating a new String by specifying starting and ending indices?

substring Signup and view all the answers

What does the getChars method in a String do?

It copies characters from a String to a character array. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of equalsIgnoreCase method?

To ignore letter case when comparing two Strings. Signup and view all the answers

When using the == operator to compare Strings, what are you checking?

If both references point to the same String object in memory. Signup and view all the answers

What is the return value of the equals method when two objects have the same content?

True Signup and view all the answers

How does the compareTo method operate?

It performs lexicographical comparison according to the Comparable interface. Signup and view all the answers

What happens when Strings with identical content are declared?

Java combines them into one String object. Signup and view all the answers

In what way does regionMatches work when comparing Strings?

It checks for substring equality within specified indexes. Signup and view all the answers

What does the starting index in getChars represent?

The index in the String from which to start copying characters. Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the capacity of a StringBuilder when it is exceeded?

It expands to accommodate the additional characters. Signup and view all the answers

Which method of the StringBuilder class is used to return its contents as a String?

toString Signup and view all the answers

What does the method ensureCapacity do in the context of StringBuilder?

Guarantees a specified minimum capacity. Signup and view all the answers

What is the initial capacity of a StringBuilder created using the no-argument constructor?

16 characters Signup and view all the answers

If a StringBuilder is created with a String argument, how is its initial capacity determined?

It is the length of the String argument plus 16. Signup and view all the answers

Which method would you use to find out how many characters are currently in a StringBuilder?

length Signup and view all the answers

What does the capacity method of the StringBuilder class return?

The maximum characters that can be stored without reallocation. Signup and view all the answers

What type of strings does the StringBuilder class work with?

Dynamic strings Signup and view all the answers

What does the method deleteCharAt do in a StringBuilder?

Deletes the character at a specified index. Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is true regarding the insertion methods in a StringBuilder?

They convert their second argument to a String before insertion. Signup and view all the answers

Which method can be used to determine if a character is a defined Unicode digit?

isDigit() Signup and view all the answers

What is required to delete a substring using the delete method in a StringBuilder?

The starting index and the ending index. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following correctly identifies a letter in Java?

isLetter() Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following characters can be the first character of a Java identifier?

A letter Signup and view all the answers

What can the method isJavaIdentifierPart be used to determine?

If a character can be used in a Java identifier. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following classes is NOT a type-wrapper class?

String Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Class Pattern in relation to regular expressions?

It represents a regular expression. Signup and view all the answers

Which method can be used to create a Pattern object for regular expressions that will be reused multiple times?

Pattern.compile() Signup and view all the answers

Which method from the Matcher class is equivalent to Pattern's matches method?

matches() Signup and view all the answers

What does the dot character '.' represent in a regular expression?

It matches any single character except a newline. Signup and view all the answers

Which method must be called to initiate the matching process after creating a Matcher object?

matches() Signup and view all the answers

What does the find() method in the Matcher class do?

It attempts to match a piece of the search object to the search pattern. Signup and view all the answers

What does the CharSequence interface allow access to?

A sequence of characters. Signup and view all the answers

Which classes implement the CharSequence interface?

String and StringBuilder Signup and view all the answers

What does the quantifier question mark (?) signify in regular expressions?

It matches zero or one occurrence. Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of using braces with two numbers ({n,m}) in regular expressions?

It matches between n and m occurrences. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes greedy quantifiers?

They match all possible occurrences until the match fails. Signup and view all the answers

How does a quantifier become reluctant when used with a question mark (?)?

It matches the fewest occurrences possible. Signup and view all the answers

What purpose does the replaceAll method serve in string manipulation?

It replaces parts of a string with new text based on a regex match. Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of escaping a special regular-expression character with ?

It allows the character to match its literal value. Signup and view all the answers

Which string method replaces the first occurrence of a pattern match?

replaceFirst Signup and view all the answers

Which class in Java aids developers in manipulating regular expressions?

java.util.regex Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Chapter 14: Strings, Characters, and Regular Expressions

This chapter discusses strings, StringBuilder, and Character classes from the java.lang package
These classes provide the foundation for string and character manipulation in Java
The chapter also covers regular expressions to validate input data for applications

14.1 Introduction

This chapter discusses String, StringBuilder, and Character classes from the java.lang package
These classes form the basis for string and character manipulation in Java
Regular expressions are also covered, enabling input validation

14.2 Fundamentals of Characters and Strings

Programs use character literals (represented in single quotes)
The value of a character literal corresponds to its Unicode integer value
String literals are sequences of characters enclosed in double quotes and are stored in memory as String objects

14.3 Class String

String represents strings in Java
Subsequent sections detail String class capabilities

14.3.1 String Constructors

A no-argument constructor creates an empty string with length 0
A constructor taking a String object copies the argument
A constructor taking a char array creates a String from the array's characters
A constructor taking a char array and two integers creates a String from a specified portion of the array

14.3.2 String Methods length, charAt, and getChars

The length method returns the number of characters in a string
The charAt method returns the character at a specific index
The getChars method copies characters from a String into a char array

14.3.3 Comparing Strings

Strings are compared using the numeric codes of their constituent characters
Methods equals, equalsIgnoreCase, compareTo, regionMatches, and the == operator are used to compare String objects

14.3.4 Locating Characters and Substrings in Strings

Methods indexOf and lastIndexOf locate characters or substrings within a string
These methods enable searching for specific characters or substrings.
Versions exist to search starting at a specific index or allowing case-insensitive comparisons.

14.3.5 Extracting Substrings from Strings

Strings offer substring methods to copy portions into new String objects
One integer argument for substring specifies the starting index
Two integer arguments indicate the start and end indices (exclusive) to extract from the original string

14.3.6 Concatenating Strings

The concat method concatenates two String objects, returning a new String object composed of characters from both
The original strings remain unchanged

14.3.7 Miscellaneous String Methods

The replace method returns a new string with characters replaced accordingly. There are overloads to replace substrings
The toUpperCase method converts a string to uppercase
The toLowerCase method converts a string to lowercase
The trim method removes leading/trailing whitespace characters
The toCharArray method returns a character array containing a copy of the string's characters

14.3.8 String Method valueof

Static valueOf methods convert various data types (including primitives and objects) to String objects

14.4 Class StringBuilder

StringBuilder creates and manipulates modifiable strings
StringBuilders have capacities that expand as needed to store characters exceeding the initial capacity

14.4.1 StringBuilder Constructors

A no-argument constructor creates an empty StringBuilder with an initial capacity of 16.
A constructor with an integer argument creates an empty StringBuilder with the specified capacity.
A constructor with a String argument creates a StringBuilder containing the String's characters and a capacity of that plus 16.
The toString() method returns the StringBuilder’s content as a String.

14.4.2 StringBuilder Methods length, capacity, setLength, and ensureCapacity

The length method returns the current number of characters in the StringBuilder
The capacity method returns the maximum number of characters the StringBuilder can store without reallocating memory.
The ensureCapacity method guarantees that the StringBuilder has at least the specified capacity.
The setLength method increases or decreases the StringBuilder's length.

14.4.3 StringBuilder Methods charAt, setCharAt, getChars, and reverse

The charAt method returns the character at a given index
The setCharAt method sets a character at a given index
The getChars method copies the characters into another char array, taking the start and end indices plus the destination char array and offset as input
The reverse() method reverses the order of characters in the StringBuilder

14.4.4 StringBuilder append Methods

Overloaded append methods add various data types to the end of the StringBuilder
These methods include versions for primitives, char arrays, Strings, and objects

14.4.5 StringBuilder Insertion and Deletion Methods

Overloaded insert methods insert values at any position
Methods delete and deleteCharAt remove characters from specific or sequential positions

14.5 Class Character

The Character class provides static methods for convenience in operations with individual characters
Methods like isDefined, isDigit, isLetter, etc., determine character properties based on the Unicode character set

14.6 Tokenizing Strings

String tokenization divides strings into smaller units called tokens.
Methods like split break a String into tokens, returning an array of String-based tokens.
Space, tab, newline and carriage return characters commonly separate tokens

14.7 Regular Expressions, Class Pattern, and Class Matcher

Regular expressions define patterns for matching characters in larger Strings.
Useful for input validation and compiler construction
Methods matches, replaceAll, and replaceFirst are part of the regular expression support

14.7 (cont.) Character Classes

Character classes define sets of characters for matching.
Predefined classes like \d, \w, and \s represent digits, word characters, and whitespace, respectively, in regular expressions

14.7 (cont.) Character Ranges

Character ranges can be used with regular expression character classes to represent groups of characters based on their Unicode values

14.7 (cont.) Quantifiers

Quantifiers like *, +, ?, {} in regular expressions control the number of occurrences to match
These match zero or more (*), one or more (+), zero or one (?), or a specific number ({}) of instances

14.7 (cont.) Regular Expressions and Methods

Classes Pattern and Matcher are used for more complex regular expression operations
Methods matches, replace, and split in the String class and Matcher class use regular expressions to modify or analyze strings

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