String Manipulation

Question 1

Strings are immutable which means?

Answer 1

It means that once a String object is created, it cannot be changed.

Question 2

Concatenation is…..

Answer 2

Concatenation is a fancy word for combining things together.

Question 3

How could the following be simplified using string concatenation?

String employeeAlias = “abcdefg”;
int level = 3;
System.out.print(employeeAlias);
System.out.print(“ is currently a level “);
System.out.print(level);
System.out.println(“.”);

Answer 3

String employeeAlias = “abcdefg”;
int level = 3;

System.out.println(employeeAlias + “ is currently a level “ + level + “.”);

Question 4

What happens when one of the values in a statement using a + is a string?

Answer 4

Java interprets + as a string concatenation and even if the other value isn’t a string it will be converted to one.

Question 5

Java will not allow string literals to be separated on multiple lines. How can we break up a string named hamlet to display on 3 separate lines as shown below?
To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,

Answer 5

String hamlet = ““To be, or not to be: that is the question:” +
“Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer” +
“The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,”;

Question 6

How can we sum the values 16 and 22 and display that sum on the same line with “Sum:” (as below) using concatenation?
Sum: 38

Answer 6

System.out.println(“Sum: “ + (16 + 22));
The parenthesis allow the addition to occur before concatenation occurs.

Question 7

What is the syntax using the string variables jobTitle and level to create the output with concantenation:
My level and job title are title, level.

Answer 7

System.out.println(“My level and job title are “ + jobTitle + “, “ + level + “.”);

Question 8

What is the String.format() methods general syntax?

Answer 8

String.format(“stringToBeFormated”, values…);

Question 9

What is the syntax to use the following variables and the String.format() method to create the output below?

String studentId = “Alen345”;
int classRank = 68;

Alen345 has a class ranking of 68 for the 2022 school year.

Answer 9

String formatString = String.format(“%s has a class ranking of %d for the 2022 school year.”, studentId, classRank);
System.out.println(formatString);

Question 10

What what data types do the following data type indicators expect when using the String.format() method?
s
d
f
n

Answer 10

s - is for string variables
d - is for decimal integers (byte, short, int, long)
f - is for floating point (float, double)
n - adds a new line where it is placed

Question 11

How many parts are there to a format specifier? How many of those parts are required?

Answer 11

6 parts of which 2 are required.

Question 12

What does the % indicator do in the String.format() method?

Answer 12

% indicates the start of a format specifier

Question 13

What does the argument index ($) allow us to do within the String.format() method? What is the general syntax for this argument?

Answer 13

The argument index allows us to use the values in any order and even multiple times throughout our string.
The syntax is the value’s number (in the order in which it is listed with the other values) and then the $ symbol.

Question 14

What are the six parts to a format specifier?
%
$
F
W
P
DTI

Answer 14

% Start
$ Argument Index
Flags
Width
Precision
Data Type Indicator

Question 15

What do flags allow us to do within the String.format() method?

Answer 15

Flags indicate special formatting that should be used such as:

Adding comma separators in numerical values
Wrapping negative numerical values in parentheses instead of
preceding with a minus sign
Using arguments from the last format specifier
Always including a sign(+ or -) for a numerical value

Question 16

What special format do the following flag symbols indicate?
,
(
0
<
+

Answer 16

, – adds comma separators in numerical values
( – wraps negative numerical values in parentheses instead of
preceding with a minus sign
0 – used with width to have zeros as padding
< – uses the argument from the last format specifier
+ – always include a sign(+ or -) for a numerical value

Question 17

int shareBalance = -10000;
What is the syntax use flags to output shareBalance as (10,000)?

Answer 17

int shareBalance = -10000;
String flagShareBalance = String.format(“%,(d”, shareBalance);
System.out.println(flagShareBalance);

Question 18

int shareBalance = -10000;
double bankBalance = 50;
What is the syntax using flags and minimum width to output shareBalance as (10,000) and bankBalance as 50.00 so they are evenly right justified on 2 separate lines?

Answer 18

int shareBalance = -10000;
double bankBalance = 50;
String flagShareBalance = String.format(“%,(8d%n%8.2f”,
shareBalance, bankBalance);

Question 19

what does a number followed by the $ symbol indicate as a format indicator? example: 2$

Answer 19

The number before the symbol $ indicates the value to use.

Question 20

What is the syntax to create a StringBuilder object named buildStr?

Answer 20

StringBuilder buildStr = new StringBuilder();

Question 21

What is the syntax to create a StringBuilder object named buildStr using the constructor to pass in the initial string named startingString?

Answer 21

StringBuilder buildStr = new StringBuilder(startingString);

Question 22

If we created a StringBuilder object named buildStr what is the syntax to add the String moreString?

Answer 22

buildStr.append(moreString);

Question 23

What is the syntax to finalize and print out our StringBuilder named buildStr as doneBuild and print it out.

Answer 23

String doneBuild = buildStr.toString();
System.out.println(doneBuild);

Question 24

What is the syntax to create a StringBuilder object named buildStr using the constructor to pass in the initial text “This isn’t so hard!” and output the result?

Answer 24

StringBuilder buildStr = new StringBuilder(“This isn’t so hard!);
String doneBuild = buildStr.toString();
System.out.println(doneBuild);

Question 25

What is the general syntax for the StringBuilder insert method on a StringBuilder named buildStr?

Answer 25

buildStr.insert(index, value);
Where index is the start location of the insert and value is a variable or value.

Question 26

Chaining appends can help improve……

Answer 26

Chaining appends can help improve readability.

Question 27

A substring must be……..

Answer 27

A substring must be contiguous.

Question 28

What is the general syntax when using indexOf on a string named ourString?

Answer 28

ourString.indexOf(substring, fromIndex);
Where:
ourString is the main string we are searching
substring is the characters we are looking for
fromIndex is, an optional, parameter to specify where to start looking (The index returned is still based on the entire main string not relative to the fromIndex)

Question 29

If the substring we are searching for using indexOf isn’t in our main string or the portion of the main string we are searching what will be returned?

Answer 29

If the substring is not in the string searched, the indexOf method will return -1.

Question 30

What is the syntax to pull the website name from the string webSite and save it to the variable siteName.
String webSite = “www.bestreviews.com”;

Answer 30

String webSite = “www.bestreviews.com”;
String siteName = webSite.substring(4, 15);
OR
int start = webSite.indexOf(“www.”) + 4; // add 4 to skip past “www.”
int end = webSite.lastIndexOf(“.”); // find the last occurrence of “.”
String siteName = webSite.substring(start, end);
System.out.println(siteName);

Question 31

What are the 2 general syntax when using substring on a string named ourString?

Answer 31

ourString.substring(startindex);
ourString.substring(startindex, endindex);

Question 32

What is the syntax to pull the website name from the string webSite and save it to the variable siteName using the indexOf to find to start and end points?
String webSite = “www.bestreviews.com”;

Answer 32

String webSite = “www.bestreviews.com”;
String siteName = webSite.substring((webSite.indexOf(“.”)) + 1, (webSite.indexOf(“.com”))

Question 33

What is the syntax to get the index of “banana” for the array fruit?

Answer 33

Arrays.asList(fruit).indexOf(“banana”)
We also need to import the Arrays package to use .asList (import java.util.Arrays;

Question 34

how can we ignore case when comparing strings?

Answer 34

The equalsIgnoreCase() method compares two strings for equality while ignoring the case of the characters in the strings.

Question 35

Does .format width need to consider the size of the variables to get them to line up?

Answer 35

no, the width is the total space and isn’t reliant on the size of the variables we are trying to line up.

Question 36

Is the default layout in String.format to the left or right when using width

Answer 36

By default, when using the String.format() method in Java, the formatted string is aligned to the right within the specified field width. To align the formatted string to the left within the specified field width, you can use the - flag as follows:

Question 37

what’s the order of the six parts of String.format

Answer 37

The % character to indicate the start of a format specifier.
The argument index (optional), which specifies the index of
the argument to use. If omitted, the arguments are used
in the order they appear in the argument list.
Flags (optional), such as 0, -, ,, <, +, etc.
Minimum width (optional), which specifies the minimum
number of characters to use for the output.
Precision (optional), which specifies the number of decimal
places or characters to use for the output.
Data type indicator, such as s, d, f, etc.

Question 38

is .indexOf() case sensitive?

Answer 38

Yes, the .indexOf() method in Java is case-sensitive. If you want to perform a case-insensitive search, you can use the .toLowerCase() or .toUpperCase() methods to convert both the string and the search term to the same case before calling .indexOf().

Question 39

How can we find the last index of something in a string?

Answer 39

In Java, you can find the last index of a specific character or substring within a string using the .lastIndexOf method.

The .lastIndexOf method returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified character or substring within the string. If the character or substring is not found, the method returns -1.

Question 40

What will this code print out?
String text = “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”;
int index = text.indexOf(“fox”, 10);
System.out.println(index);

Answer 40

The output of this code snippet would be 16. Remember, the result from .indexOf will still be based on the original string not the start index of the search.