String | Notion

`char`	[`charAt](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#charAt-int->)(int index)`Returns the `char` value at the specified index.
`int`	[`codePointAt](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#codePointAt-int->)(int index)`Returns the character (Unicode code point) at the specified index.
`int`	[`codePointBefore](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#codePointBefore-int->)(int index)`Returns the character (Unicode code point) before the specified index.
`int`	[`codePointCount](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#codePointCount-int-int->)(int beginIndex, int endIndex)`Returns the number of Unicode code points in the specified text range of this `String`.
`int`	[`compareTo](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#compareTo-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) anotherString)`Compares two strings lexicographically.
`int`	[`compareToIgnoreCase](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#compareToIgnoreCase-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) str)`Compares two strings lexicographically, ignoring case differences.
`String`	[`concat](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#concat-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) str)`Concatenates the specified string to the end of this string.
`boolean`	[`contains](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#contains-java.lang.CharSequence->)([CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>) s)`Returns true if and only if this string contains the specified sequence of char values.
`boolean`	[`contentEquals](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#contentEquals-java.lang.CharSequence->)([CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>) cs)`Compares this string to the specified `CharSequence`.
`boolean`	[`contentEquals](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#contentEquals-java.lang.StringBuffer->)([StringBuffer](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/StringBuffer.html>) sb)`Compares this string to the specified `StringBuffer`.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`copyValueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#copyValueOf-char:A->)(char[] data)`Equivalent to `valueOf(char[])`.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`copyValueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#copyValueOf-char:A-int-int->)(char[] data, int offset, int count)`Equivalent to `valueOf(char[], int, int)`.
`boolean`	[`endsWith](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#endsWith-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) suffix)`Tests if this string ends with the specified suffix.
`boolean`	[`equals](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#equals-java.lang.Object->)([Object](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html>) anObject)`Compares this string to the specified object.
`boolean`	[`equalsIgnoreCase](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#equalsIgnoreCase-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) anotherString)`Compares this `String` to another `String`, ignoring case considerations.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`format](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#format-java.util.Locale-java.lang.String-java.lang.Object>...-)([Locale](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Locale.html>) l, [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) format, [Object](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html>)... args)`Returns a formatted string using the specified locale, format string, and arguments.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`format](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#format-java.lang.String-java.lang.Object>...-)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) format, [Object](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html>)... args)`Returns a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.
`byte[]`	[`getBytes](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#getBytes-->)()`Encodes this `String` into a sequence of bytes using the platform's default charset, storing the result into a new byte array.
`byte[]`	[`getBytes](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#getBytes-java.nio.charset.Charset->)([Charset](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/nio/charset/Charset.html>) charset)`Encodes this `String` into a sequence of bytes using the given charset, storing the result into a new byte array.
`void`	[`getBytes](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#getBytes-int-int-byte:A-int->)(int srcBegin, int srcEnd, byte[] dst, int dstBegin)`Deprecated. This method does not properly convert characters into bytes. As of JDK 1.1, the preferred way to do this is via the `getBytes()` method, which uses the platform's default charset.
`byte[]`	[`getBytes](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#getBytes-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) charsetName)`Encodes this `String` into a sequence of bytes using the named charset, storing the result into a new byte array.
`void`	[`getChars](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#getChars-int-int-char:A-int->)(int srcBegin, int srcEnd, char[] dst, int dstBegin)`Copies characters from this string into the destination character array.
`int`	[`hashCode](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#hashCode-->)()`Returns a hash code for this string.
`int`	[`indexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#indexOf-int->)(int ch)`Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified character.
`int`	[`indexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#indexOf-int-int->)(int ch, int fromIndex)`Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified character, starting the search at the specified index.
`int`	[`indexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#indexOf-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) str)`Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring.
`int`	[`indexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#indexOf-java.lang.String-int->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) str, int fromIndex)`Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring, starting at the specified index.
`String`	[`intern](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#intern-->)()`Returns a canonical representation for the string object.
`boolean`	[`isEmpty](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#isEmpty-->)()`Returns `true` if, and only if, `length()` is `0`.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`join](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#join-java.lang.CharSequence-java.lang.CharSequence>...-)([CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>) delimiter, [CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>)... elements)`Returns a new String composed of copies of the `CharSequence elements` joined together with a copy of the specified `delimiter`.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`join](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#join-java.lang.CharSequence-java.lang.Iterable->)([CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>) delimiter, [Iterable](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html>)<? extends [CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>)> elements)`Returns a new `String` composed of copies of the `CharSequence elements` joined together with a copy of the specified `delimiter`.
`int`	[`lastIndexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#lastIndexOf-int->)(int ch)`Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified character.
`int`	[`lastIndexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#lastIndexOf-int-int->)(int ch, int fromIndex)`Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified character, searching backward starting at the specified index.
`int`	[`lastIndexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#lastIndexOf-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) str)`Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring.
`int`	[`lastIndexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#lastIndexOf-java.lang.String-int->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) str, int fromIndex)`Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring, searching backward starting at the specified index.
`int`	[`length](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#length-->)()`Returns the length of this string.
`boolean`	[`matches](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#matches-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) regex)`Tells whether or not this string matches the given regular expression.
`int`	[`offsetByCodePoints](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#offsetByCodePoints-int-int->)(int index, int codePointOffset)`Returns the index within this `String` that is offset from the given `index` by `codePointOffset` code points.
`boolean`	[`regionMatches](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#regionMatches-boolean-int-java.lang.String-int-int->)(boolean ignoreCase, int toffset, [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) other, int ooffset, int len)`Tests if two string regions are equal.
`boolean`	[`regionMatches](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#regionMatches-int-java.lang.String-int-int->)(int toffset, [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) other, int ooffset, int len)`Tests if two string regions are equal.
`String`	[`replace](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#replace-char-char->)(char oldChar, char newChar)`Returns a string resulting from replacing all occurrences of `oldChar` in this string with `newChar`.
`String`	[`replace](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#replace-java.lang.CharSequence-java.lang.CharSequence->)([CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>) target, [CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>) replacement)`Replaces each substring of this string that matches the literal target sequence with the specified literal replacement sequence.
`String`	[`replaceAll](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#replaceAll-java.lang.String-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) regex, [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) replacement)`Replaces each substring of this string that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.
`String`	[`replaceFirst](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#replaceFirst-java.lang.String-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) regex, [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) replacement)`Replaces the first substring of this string that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.
[`String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)[]`	[`split](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#split-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) regex)`Splits this string around matches of the given regular expression.
[`String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)[]`	[`split](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#split-java.lang.String-int->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) regex, int limit)`Splits this string around matches of the given regular expression.
`boolean`	[`startsWith](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#startsWith-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) prefix)`Tests if this string starts with the specified prefix.
`boolean`	[`startsWith](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#startsWith-java.lang.String-int->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) prefix, int toffset)`Tests if the substring of this string beginning at the specified index starts with the specified prefix.
`CharSequence`	[`subSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#subSequence-int-int->)(int beginIndex, int endIndex)`Returns a character sequence that is a subsequence of this sequence.
`String`	[`substring](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#substring-int->)(int beginIndex)`Returns a string that is a substring of this string.
`String`	[`substring](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#substring-int-int->)(int beginIndex, int endIndex)`Returns a string that is a substring of this string.
`char[]`	[`toCharArray](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#toCharArray-->)()`Converts this string to a new character array.
`String`	[`toLowerCase](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#toLowerCase-->)()`Converts all of the characters in this `String` to lower case using the rules of the default locale.
`String`	[`toLowerCase](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#toLowerCase-java.util.Locale->)([Locale](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Locale.html>) locale)`Converts all of the characters in this `String` to lower case using the rules of the given `Locale`.
`String`	[`toString](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#toString-->)()`This object (which is already a string!) is itself returned.
`String`	[`toUpperCase](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#toUpperCase-->)()`Converts all of the characters in this `String` to upper case using the rules of the default locale.
`String`	[`toUpperCase](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#toUpperCase-java.util.Locale->)([Locale](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Locale.html>) locale)`Converts all of the characters in this `String` to upper case using the rules of the given `Locale`.
`String`	[`trim](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#trim-->)()`Returns a string whose value is this string, with any leading and trailing whitespace removed.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-boolean->)(boolean b)`Returns the string representation of the `boolean` argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-char->)(char c)`Returns the string representation of the `char` argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-char:A->)(char[] data)`Returns the string representation of the `char` array argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-char:A-int-int->)(char[] data, int offset, int count)`Returns the string representation of a specific subarray of the `char` array argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-double->)(double d)`Returns the string representation of the `double` argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-float->)(float f)`Returns the string representation of the `float` argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-int->)(int i)`Returns the string representation of the `int` argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-long->)(long l)`Returns the string representation of the `long` argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-java.lang.Object->)([Object](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html>) obj)`Returns the string representation of the `Object` argument.

`char`	[`charAt](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#charAt-int->)(int index)`Returns the `char` value at the specified index.
`int`	[`codePointAt](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#codePointAt-int->)(int index)`Returns the character (Unicode code point) at the specified index.
`int`	[`codePointBefore](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#codePointBefore-int->)(int index)`Returns the character (Unicode code point) before the specified index.
`int`	[`codePointCount](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#codePointCount-int-int->)(int beginIndex, int endIndex)`Returns the number of Unicode code points in the specified text range of this `String`.
`int`	[`compareTo](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#compareTo-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) anotherString)`Compares two strings lexicographically.
`int`	[`compareToIgnoreCase](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#compareToIgnoreCase-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) str)`Compares two strings lexicographically, ignoring case differences.
`String`	[`concat](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#concat-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) str)`Concatenates the specified string to the end of this string.
`boolean`	[`contains](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#contains-java.lang.CharSequence->)([CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>) s)`Returns true if and only if this string contains the specified sequence of char values.
`boolean`	[`contentEquals](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#contentEquals-java.lang.CharSequence->)([CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>) cs)`Compares this string to the specified `CharSequence`.
`boolean`	[`contentEquals](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#contentEquals-java.lang.StringBuffer->)([StringBuffer](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/StringBuffer.html>) sb)`Compares this string to the specified `StringBuffer`.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`copyValueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#copyValueOf-char:A->)(char[] data)`Equivalent to `valueOf(char[])`.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`copyValueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#copyValueOf-char:A-int-int->)(char[] data, int offset, int count)`Equivalent to `valueOf(char[], int, int)`.
`boolean`	[`endsWith](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#endsWith-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) suffix)`Tests if this string ends with the specified suffix.
`boolean`	[`equals](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#equals-java.lang.Object->)([Object](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html>) anObject)`Compares this string to the specified object.
`boolean`	[`equalsIgnoreCase](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#equalsIgnoreCase-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) anotherString)`Compares this `String` to another `String`, ignoring case considerations.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`format](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#format-java.util.Locale-java.lang.String-java.lang.Object>...-)([Locale](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Locale.html>) l, [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) format, [Object](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html>)... args)`Returns a formatted string using the specified locale, format string, and arguments.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`format](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#format-java.lang.String-java.lang.Object>...-)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) format, [Object](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html>)... args)`Returns a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.
`byte[]`	[`getBytes](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#getBytes-->)()`Encodes this `String` into a sequence of bytes using the platform's default charset, storing the result into a new byte array.
`byte[]`	[`getBytes](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#getBytes-java.nio.charset.Charset->)([Charset](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/nio/charset/Charset.html>) charset)`Encodes this `String` into a sequence of bytes using the given charset, storing the result into a new byte array.
`void`	[`getBytes](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#getBytes-int-int-byte:A-int->)(int srcBegin, int srcEnd, byte[] dst, int dstBegin)`Deprecated. This method does not properly convert characters into bytes. As of JDK 1.1, the preferred way to do this is via the `getBytes()` method, which uses the platform's default charset.
`byte[]`	[`getBytes](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#getBytes-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) charsetName)`Encodes this `String` into a sequence of bytes using the named charset, storing the result into a new byte array.
`void`	[`getChars](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#getChars-int-int-char:A-int->)(int srcBegin, int srcEnd, char[] dst, int dstBegin)`Copies characters from this string into the destination character array.
`int`	[`hashCode](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#hashCode-->)()`Returns a hash code for this string.
`int`	[`indexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#indexOf-int->)(int ch)`Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified character.
`int`	[`indexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#indexOf-int-int->)(int ch, int fromIndex)`Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified character, starting the search at the specified index.
`int`	[`indexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#indexOf-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) str)`Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring.
`int`	[`indexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#indexOf-java.lang.String-int->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) str, int fromIndex)`Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring, starting at the specified index.
`String`	[`intern](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#intern-->)()`Returns a canonical representation for the string object.
`boolean`	[`isEmpty](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#isEmpty-->)()`Returns `true` if, and only if, `length()` is `0`.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`join](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#join-java.lang.CharSequence-java.lang.CharSequence>...-)([CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>) delimiter, [CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>)... elements)`Returns a new String composed of copies of the `CharSequence elements` joined together with a copy of the specified `delimiter`.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`join](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#join-java.lang.CharSequence-java.lang.Iterable->)([CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>) delimiter, [Iterable](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html>)<? extends [CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>)> elements)`Returns a new `String` composed of copies of the `CharSequence elements` joined together with a copy of the specified `delimiter`.
`int`	[`lastIndexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#lastIndexOf-int->)(int ch)`Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified character.
`int`	[`lastIndexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#lastIndexOf-int-int->)(int ch, int fromIndex)`Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified character, searching backward starting at the specified index.
`int`	[`lastIndexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#lastIndexOf-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) str)`Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring.
`int`	[`lastIndexOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#lastIndexOf-java.lang.String-int->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) str, int fromIndex)`Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring, searching backward starting at the specified index.
`int`	[`length](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#length-->)()`Returns the length of this string.
`boolean`	[`matches](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#matches-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) regex)`Tells whether or not this string matches the given regular expression.
`int`	[`offsetByCodePoints](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#offsetByCodePoints-int-int->)(int index, int codePointOffset)`Returns the index within this `String` that is offset from the given `index` by `codePointOffset` code points.
`boolean`	[`regionMatches](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#regionMatches-boolean-int-java.lang.String-int-int->)(boolean ignoreCase, int toffset, [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) other, int ooffset, int len)`Tests if two string regions are equal.
`boolean`	[`regionMatches](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#regionMatches-int-java.lang.String-int-int->)(int toffset, [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) other, int ooffset, int len)`Tests if two string regions are equal.
`String`	[`replace](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#replace-char-char->)(char oldChar, char newChar)`Returns a string resulting from replacing all occurrences of `oldChar` in this string with `newChar`.
`String`	[`replace](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#replace-java.lang.CharSequence-java.lang.CharSequence->)([CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>) target, [CharSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html>) replacement)`Replaces each substring of this string that matches the literal target sequence with the specified literal replacement sequence.
`String`	[`replaceAll](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#replaceAll-java.lang.String-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) regex, [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) replacement)`Replaces each substring of this string that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.
`String`	[`replaceFirst](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#replaceFirst-java.lang.String-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) regex, [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) replacement)`Replaces the first substring of this string that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.
[`String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)[]`	[`split](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#split-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) regex)`Splits this string around matches of the given regular expression.
[`String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)[]`	[`split](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#split-java.lang.String-int->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) regex, int limit)`Splits this string around matches of the given regular expression.
`boolean`	[`startsWith](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#startsWith-java.lang.String->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) prefix)`Tests if this string starts with the specified prefix.
`boolean`	[`startsWith](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#startsWith-java.lang.String-int->)([String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>) prefix, int toffset)`Tests if the substring of this string beginning at the specified index starts with the specified prefix.
`CharSequence`	[`subSequence](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#subSequence-int-int->)(int beginIndex, int endIndex)`Returns a character sequence that is a subsequence of this sequence.
`String`	[`substring](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#substring-int->)(int beginIndex)`Returns a string that is a substring of this string.
`String`	[`substring](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#substring-int-int->)(int beginIndex, int endIndex)`Returns a string that is a substring of this string.
`char[]`	[`toCharArray](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#toCharArray-->)()`Converts this string to a new character array.
`String`	[`toLowerCase](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#toLowerCase-->)()`Converts all of the characters in this `String` to lower case using the rules of the default locale.
`String`	[`toLowerCase](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#toLowerCase-java.util.Locale->)([Locale](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Locale.html>) locale)`Converts all of the characters in this `String` to lower case using the rules of the given `Locale`.
`String`	[`toString](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#toString-->)()`This object (which is already a string!) is itself returned.
`String`	[`toUpperCase](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#toUpperCase-->)()`Converts all of the characters in this `String` to upper case using the rules of the default locale.
`String`	[`toUpperCase](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#toUpperCase-java.util.Locale->)([Locale](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Locale.html>) locale)`Converts all of the characters in this `String` to upper case using the rules of the given `Locale`.
`String`	[`trim](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#trim-->)()`Returns a string whose value is this string, with any leading and trailing whitespace removed.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-boolean->)(boolean b)`Returns the string representation of the `boolean` argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-char->)(char c)`Returns the string representation of the `char` argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-char:A->)(char[] data)`Returns the string representation of the `char` array argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-char:A-int-int->)(char[] data, int offset, int count)`Returns the string representation of a specific subarray of the `char` array argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-double->)(double d)`Returns the string representation of the `double` argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-float->)(float f)`Returns the string representation of the `float` argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-int->)(int i)`Returns the string representation of the `int` argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-long->)(long l)`Returns the string representation of the `long` argument.
`static [String](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>)`	[`valueOf](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#valueOf-java.lang.Object->)([Object](<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html>) obj)`Returns the string representation of the `Object` argument.