31 MOST USED
APEX STRING
METHODS
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toLowerCase()
Converts all characters in the String to
lowercase using the default (English US)
locale rules.
String s1 = 'ThIs iS ToLoWeRCaSE() MEthod ExAMple';
[Link]('>> '+ [Link]());
>> this is tolowercase() method example
toUpperCase()
Converts all of the characters in the String to
uppercase using the rules of the default
(English US) locale.
String s1 ='this is a string';
[Link]('>> '+ [Link]());
>> THIS IS A STRING
capitalize()
Returns the current String with the first letter
changed to title case.
String s = 'hello trailblazer community';
[Link]('>> ' + [Link]() );
>> Hello trailblazer community
contains(substring)
Returns true if and only if the String that called
the method contains the specified sequence of
characters in substring.
String str1 = 'Salesforce';
String str2 = 'force';
[Link]('>> ' + [Link](str2));
>> true
containsIgnoreCase
(substring)
Returns true if the current String contains any
of the characters in the specified String;
otherwise, returns false
String s = 'welcome';
[Link]('>> ' + [Link]('WEL');
>> true
containsAny(inputString)
Returns true if the current String contains any
of the characters in the specified String;
otherwise, returns false
String s = 'Salesforce';
Boolean b1 = [Link]('sx');
Boolean b2 = [Link]('x');
[Link]('>> '+ b1);
[Link]('>> '+ b2);
>> true
>> false
containsNone(inputString)
Returns true if the current String doesn’t
contain any of the characters in the specified
String; otherwise, returns false.
String s1 = 'abcd';
[Link]('>> ' + [Link]('fg'));
>> true
containsOnly(inputString)
Returns true if the current String contains
characters only from the specified sequence of
characters and not any other characters;
otherwise, returns false.
String s1 = 'salesforce';
String s2 = 'salesforce ohana';
[Link]('>> ' +
[Link]('salesofrce'));
[Link]('>> ' +
[Link]('salesforce'));
>> true
>> false
startsWith(prefix)
Returns true if the String that called the
method begins with the specified prefix.
String s1 = 'AE86 HEC643 EK9';
[Link]('>> ' + [Link]('AE86'));
>> true
startsWithIgnoreCase
(prefix)
Returns true if the current String begins with
the specified prefix regardless of the prefix
case.
String s1 = 'AE86 vs EK9';
[Link]('>> ' +
[Link]('ae86'));
>> true
endsWith(suffix)
Returns true if the String that called the
method ends with the specified suffix.
String s = 'Hello Trailblazers';
[Link]('>> ' + [Link]('Trailblazers'));
>> true
endsWithIgnoreCase
(suffix)
Returns true if the String that called the
method ends with the specified suffix.
String s = 'Hello Trailblazers';
[Link]('>> ' +
[Link]('trailblazers'));
>> true
substring(startIndex)
Returns a new String that begins with the
character at the specified zero-based
startIndex and extends to the end of the String.
String s1 = 'salesforce';
[Link]('>> '+ [Link](5));
>> force
substring
(startIndex, endIndex)
Returns a new String that begins with the
character at the specified zero-based
startIndex and extends to the character at
endIndex - 1.
String str1 = 'Mulesoft'.substring(4, 8);
String str2 = 'Trailblazers'.substring(0, 5);
[Link]('>> ' + str1);
[Link]('>> ' + str2);
>> soft
>> Trail
substringAfter(separator)
Returns the substring that occurs after the first
occurrence of the specified separator.
String s1 = 'Salesforce@2022';
[Link]('>> '+ [Link]('@') );
>> 2022
substringBefore(separator)
Returns the substring that occurs before the
first occurrence of the specified separator.
String s1 = 'Salesforce@2022';
[Link]('>> '+ [Link]('@') );
>> Salesforce
trim()
Returns a copy of the string that no longer
contains any leading or trailing white space
characters
String s1 = ' Hello! ';
String trimmed = [Link]();
[Link]('Hello!', trimmed);
[Link]('>> '+ trimmed );
>> Hello!
equals(stringOrId)
Returns true if the passed-in object is not null
and represents the same binary sequence of
characters as the current string. Use this
method to compare a string to an object that
represents a string or an ID.
// Compare a string to an object containing a
string
Object obj1 = 'force';
String str = 'force';
Boolean result1 = [Link](obj1);
[Link]('>> ' + result1);
>> true
// 15-character ID
Id idValue15 = '001D000000Ju1zH';
// 15-character ID string value
String stringValue15 = '001D000000Ju1zH';
Boolean result2 = [Link](IdValue15);
[Link]('>> ' + result2);
>> true
// 15-character ID and 18-character ID
Id idValue18 = '001D000000Ju1zHIAR';
Boolean result3 = [Link](IdValue18);
[Link]('>> 1' + result3);
>> true
equalsIgnoreCase
(secondString)
Returns true if the passed-in object is not null
and represents the same binary sequence of
characters as the current string. Use this
method to compare a string to an object that
represents a string or an ID.
String myString1 = 'abcd';
String myString2 = 'ABCD';
Boolean result =
[Link](myString2);
[Link]('>> '+ result);
>> true
swapCase()
Swaps the case of all characters and returns
the resulting String by using the default
(English US) locale.
String s1 = '[Link]';
String s2 = [Link]();
[Link]('>> ' + s2 );
>> [Link]
isAllLowerCase()
Returns true if all characters in the current
String are lowercase; otherwise, returns false.
String allLowerString = 'trailblazers';
String mixedString = 'Trailblazers';
[Link]('>> '+
[Link]());
[Link]('>> '+ [Link]());
>> true
>> false
isAllUpperCase()
Returns true if all characters in the current
String are uppercase; otherwise, returns false.
String allUpperString = 'ABCDEFG';
String mixedString = 'Trailblazers';
[Link]('>> '+
[Link]());
[Link]('>> '+ [Link]());
>> true
>> false
isAlpha()
Returns true if all characters in the current
String are Unicode letters only; otherwise,
returns false.
// Letters only
String s1 = 'dreamforce';
// Returns true
Boolean b1 = [Link]();
// Letters and numbers
String s2 = 'dreamforce 2022';
// Returns false
Boolean b2 = [Link]();
[Link]('>> ' + b1);
[Link]('>> '+ b2);
>> true
>> false
isAlphaSpace()
Returns true if all characters in the current
String are Unicode letters or spaces only;
otherwise, returns false.
String alphaSpace = 'lightning component';
String notAlphaSpace = 'not found 404';
[Link]('>> '+ [Link]());
[Link]('>> '+ [Link]());
>> true
>> false
isAlphanumeric()
Returns true if all characters in the current
String are Unicode letters or numbers only;
otherwise, returns false.
String alphanumSpace = 'EUR86';
[Link]('>> '+
[Link]());
>> true
isAlphanumericSpace()
Returns true if all characters in the current
String are Unicode letters, numbers, or spaces
only; otherwise, returns false.
String alphanumSpace = 'AE 86';
[Link]('>> '+
[Link]());
>> true
isNumeric()
Returns true if the current String contains only
Unicode digits; otherwise, returns false.
String numeric = '1234567890';
String alphanumeric = 'RG45';
String decimalPoint = '1.29';
[Link]('>> ' + [Link]());
[Link]('>> ' + [Link]());
[Link]('>> ' + [Link]());
>> true
>> false
>> false
isNumericSpace()
isBlank(inputString)
Returns true if the specified String is white
space, empty (''), or null; otherwise, returns
false.
String blank = '';
String nullString = null;
String whitespace = ' ';
[Link]('>> '+ [Link](blank));
[Link]('>> '+ [Link](nullString));
[Link]('>> '+ [Link](whitespace));
>> true
>> true
>> true
isNotBlank(inputString)
isEmpty(inputString)
Returns true if the specified String is empty ('')
or null; otherwise, returns false
String empty = '';
String nullString = null;
String whitespace = ' ';
[Link]('>> ' + [Link](empty));
[Link]('>> ' + [Link](nullString));
[Link]('>> ' + [Link](whitespace));
>> true
>> true
>> false
isNotEmpty(inputString)
reverse()
Returns a String with all the characters
reversed.
String numeric = '1234567890';
String chars = 'ABCD';
[Link]('>> ' + [Link]());
[Link]('>> ' + [Link]());
>> 0987654321
>> DCBA
valueOf(toConvert)
Returns a string representation of the specified
object argument.
If the argument is not a String, the valueOf
method converts it into a String by calling the
toString method on the argument, if available,
or any overridden toString method if the
argument is a user-defined type. Otherwise, if
no toString method is available, it returns a
String representation of the argument.
List<Integer> ls = new List<Integer>{10,20};
String strList = [Link](ls);
[Link]('>> '+ strList);
>> (10, 20)
valueOf(toConvert)
Integer myInteger = 22;
Decimal dec = 3.14159265;
[Link]('>> '+ [Link](myInteger));
[Link]('>> '+ [Link](dec));
>> 22
>> 3.14159265
//valueOf(datetimeToConvert)
DateTime dt = [Link](1996, 6, 23);
String sDateTime = [Link](dt);
[Link]('1996-06-23 [Link]',
sDateTime);
//valueOf(dateToConvert)
Date myDate = [Link]();
String sDate = [Link](myDate);
>> Returns a String that represents the specified
Date in the standard “yyyy-MM-dd” format.
Thank You!
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