Uses of Class
java.lang.String

Packages that use String

Package	Description
java.applet	Provides the classes necessary to create an applet and the classes an applet uses to communicate with its applet context.
java.awt	Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
java.awt.color	Provides classes for color spaces.
java.awt.datatransfer	Provides interfaces and classes for transferring data between and within applications.
java.awt.desktop	Provides interfaces and classes for interaction with various desktop capabilities.
java.awt.dnd	Drag and Drop is a direct manipulation gesture found in many Graphical User Interface systems that provides a mechanism to transfer information between two entities logically associated with presentation elements in the GUI.
java.awt.event	Provides interfaces and classes for dealing with different types of events fired by AWT components.
java.awt.font	Provides classes and interface relating to fonts.
java.awt.geom	Provides the Java 2D classes for defining and performing operations on objects related to two-dimensional geometry.
java.awt.im.spi	Provides interfaces that enable the development of input methods that can be used with any Java runtime environment.
java.awt.image	Provides classes for creating and modifying images.
java.awt.image.renderable	Provides classes and interfaces for producing rendering-independent images.
java.awt.print	Provides classes and interfaces for a general printing API.
java.beans	Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeans™ architecture.
java.beans.beancontext	Provides classes and interfaces relating to bean context.
java.io	Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.lang.annotation	Provides library support for the Java programming language annotation facility.
java.lang.instrument	Provides services that allow Java programming language agents to instrument programs running on the JVM.
java.lang.invoke	The java.lang.invoke package provides low-level primitives for interacting with the Java Virtual Machine.
java.lang.management	Provides the management interfaces for monitoring and management of the Java virtual machine and other components in the Java runtime.
java.lang.module	Classes to support module descriptors and creating configurations of modules by means of resolution and service binding.
java.lang.reflect	Provides classes and interfaces for obtaining reflective information about classes and objects.
java.math	Provides classes for performing arbitrary-precision integer arithmetic (BigInteger) and arbitrary-precision decimal arithmetic (BigDecimal).
java.net	Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
java.net.http	HTTP Client and WebSocket APIs
java.nio	Defines buffers, which are containers for data, and provides an overview of the other NIO packages.
java.nio.channels	Defines channels, which represent connections to entities that are capable of performing I/O operations, such as files and sockets; defines selectors, for multiplexed, non-blocking I/O operations.
java.nio.charset	Defines charsets, decoders, and encoders, for translating between bytes and Unicode characters.
java.nio.charset.spi	Service-provider classes for the java.nio.charset package.
java.nio.file	Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
java.nio.file.attribute	Interfaces and classes providing access to file and file system attributes.
java.nio.file.spi	Service-provider classes for the java.nio.file package.
java.rmi	Provides the RMI package.
java.rmi.activation	Provides support for RMI Object Activation.
java.rmi.dgc	Provides classes and interface for RMI distributed garbage-collection (DGC).
java.rmi.registry	Provides a class and two interfaces for the RMI registry.
java.rmi.server	Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server side of RMI.
java.security	Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
java.security.acl	The classes and interfaces in this package have been deprecated.
java.security.cert	Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and certification paths.
java.security.spec	Provides classes and interfaces for key specifications and algorithm parameter specifications.
java.sql	Provides the API for accessing and processing data stored in a data source (usually a relational database) using the Java™ programming language.
java.text	Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages in a manner independent of natural languages.
java.time	The main API for dates, times, instants, and durations.
java.time.chrono	Generic API for calendar systems other than the default ISO.
java.time.format	Provides classes to print and parse dates and times.
java.time.temporal	Access to date and time using fields and units, and date time adjusters.
java.time.zone	Support for time-zones and their rules.
java.util	Contains the collections framework, some internationalization support classes, a service loader, properties, random number generation, string parsing and scanning classes, base64 encoding and decoding, a bit array, and several miscellaneous utility classes.
java.util.concurrent	Utility classes commonly useful in concurrent programming.
java.util.concurrent.atomic	A small toolkit of classes that support lock-free thread-safe programming on single variables.
java.util.concurrent.locks	Interfaces and classes providing a framework for locking and waiting for conditions that is distinct from built-in synchronization and monitors.
java.util.jar	Provides classes for reading and writing the JAR (Java ARchive) file format, which is based on the standard ZIP file format with an optional manifest file.
java.util.logging	Provides the classes and interfaces of the Java™ 2 platform's core logging facilities.
java.util.prefs	This package allows applications to store and retrieve user and system preference and configuration data.
java.util.regex	Classes for matching character sequences against patterns specified by regular expressions.
java.util.spi	Service provider classes for the classes in the java.util package.
java.util.stream	Classes to support functional-style operations on streams of elements, such as map-reduce transformations on collections.
java.util.zip	Provides classes for reading and writing the standard ZIP and GZIP file formats.
javax.accessibility	Defines a contract between user-interface components and an assistive technology that provides access to those components.
javax.annotation.processing	Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing tool environment.
javax.crypto	Provides the classes and interfaces for cryptographic operations.
javax.crypto.spec	Provides classes and interfaces for key specifications and algorithm parameter specifications.
javax.imageio	The main package of the Java Image I/O API.
javax.imageio.event	A package of the Java Image I/O API dealing with synchronous notification of events during the reading and writing of images.
javax.imageio.metadata	A package of the Java Image I/O API dealing with reading and writing metadata.
javax.imageio.plugins.jpeg	Classes supporting the built-in JPEG plug-in.
javax.imageio.plugins.tiff	Public classes used by the built-in TIFF plug-ins.
javax.imageio.spi	A package of the Java Image I/O API containing the plug-in interfaces for readers, writers, transcoders, and streams, and a runtime registry.
javax.imageio.stream	A package of the Java Image I/O API dealing with low-level I/O from files and streams.
javax.lang.model	Classes and hierarchies of packages used to model the Java programming language.
javax.lang.model.element	Interfaces used to model elements of the Java programming language.
javax.lang.model.type	Interfaces used to model Java programming language types.
javax.lang.model.util	Utilities to assist in the processing of program elements and types.
javax.management	Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions.
javax.management.loading	Provides the classes which implement advanced dynamic loading.
javax.management.modelmbean	Provides the definition of the ModelMBean classes.
javax.management.monitor	Provides the definition of the monitor classes.
javax.management.openmbean	Provides the open data types and Open MBean descriptor classes.
javax.management.relation	Provides the definition of the Relation Service.
javax.management.remote	Interfaces for remote access to JMX MBean servers.
javax.management.remote.rmi	The RMI connector is a connector for the JMX Remote API that uses RMI to transmit client requests to a remote MBean server.
javax.management.timer	Provides the definition of the Timer MBean.
javax.naming	Provides the classes and interfaces for accessing naming services.
javax.naming.directory	Extends the javax.naming package to provide functionality for accessing directory services.
javax.naming.event	Provides support for event notification when accessing naming and directory services.
javax.naming.ldap	Provides support for LDAPv3 extended operations and controls.
javax.naming.spi	Provides the means for dynamically plugging in support for accessing naming and directory services through the javax.naming and related packages.
javax.net	Provides classes for networking applications.
javax.net.ssl	Provides classes for the secure socket package.
javax.print	Provides the principal classes and interfaces for the Java™ Print Service API.
javax.print.attribute	Provides classes and interfaces that describe the types of Java™ Print Service attributes and how they can be collected into attribute sets.
javax.print.attribute.standard	Package javax.print.attribute.standard contains classes for specific printing attributes.
javax.print.event	Package javax.print.event contains event classes and listener interfaces.
javax.rmi.ssl	Provides implementations of RMIClientSocketFactory and RMIServerSocketFactory over the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols.
javax.script	The scripting API consists of interfaces and classes that define Java™ Scripting Engines and provides a framework for their use in Java applications.
javax.security.auth	This package provides a framework for authentication and authorization.
javax.security.auth.callback	This package provides the classes necessary for services to interact with applications in order to retrieve information (authentication data including usernames or passwords, for example) or to display information (error and warning messages, for example).
javax.security.auth.kerberos	This package contains utility classes related to the Kerberos network authentication protocol.
javax.security.auth.login	This package provides a pluggable authentication framework.
javax.security.auth.spi	This package provides the interface to be used for implementing pluggable authentication modules.
javax.security.auth.x500	This package contains the classes that should be used to store X500 Principal and X500 Private Credentials in a Subject.
javax.security.cert	Provides classes for public key certificates.
javax.security.sasl	Contains class and interfaces for supporting SASL.
javax.sound.midi	Provides interfaces and classes for I/O, sequencing, and synthesis of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data.
javax.sound.sampled	Provides interfaces and classes for capture, processing, and playback of sampled audio data.
javax.sql	Provides the API for server side data source access and processing from the Java™ programming language.
javax.sql.rowset	Standard interfaces and base classes for JDBC RowSet implementations.
javax.sql.rowset.serial	Provides utility classes to allow serializable mappings between SQL types and data types in the Java programming language.
javax.sql.rowset.spi	The standard classes and interfaces that a third party vendor has to use in its implementation of a synchronization provider.
javax.swing	Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
javax.swing.border	Provides classes and interface for drawing specialized borders around a Swing component.
javax.swing.colorchooser	Contains classes and interfaces used by the JColorChooser component.
javax.swing.event	Provides for events fired by Swing components.
javax.swing.filechooser	Contains classes and interfaces used by the JFileChooser component.
javax.swing.plaf	Provides one interface and many abstract classes that Swing uses to provide its pluggable look-and-feel capabilities.
javax.swing.plaf.basic	Provides user interface objects built according to the Basic look and feel.
javax.swing.plaf.metal	Provides user interface objects built according to the Java look and feel (once codenamed Metal), which is the default look and feel.
javax.swing.plaf.multi	Provides user interface objects that combine two or more look and feels.
javax.swing.plaf.nimbus	Provides user interface objects built according to the cross-platform Nimbus look and feel.
javax.swing.plaf.synth	Synth is a skinnable look and feel in which all painting is delegated.
javax.swing.table	Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with javax.swing.JTable.
javax.swing.text	Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
javax.swing.text.html	Provides the class HTMLEditorKit and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.
javax.swing.text.html.parser	Provides the default HTML parser, along with support classes.
javax.swing.text.rtf	Provides a class (RTFEditorKit) for creating Rich-Text-Format text editors.
javax.swing.tree	Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with javax.swing.JTree.
javax.swing.undo	Allows developers to provide support for undo/redo in applications such as text editors.
javax.tools	Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program, for example, compilers.
javax.transaction.xa	Provides the API that defines the contract between the transaction manager and the resource manager, which allows the transaction manager to enlist and delist resource objects (supplied by the resource manager driver) in JTA transactions.
javax.xml	Defines constants for XML processing.
javax.xml.catalog	Provides the classes for implementing XML Catalogs OASIS Standard V1.1, 7 October 2005.
javax.xml.crypto	Common classes for XML cryptography.
javax.xml.crypto.dom	DOM-specific classes for the javax.xml.crypto package.
javax.xml.crypto.dsig	Classes for generating and validating XML digital signatures.
javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo	Classes for parsing and processing KeyInfo elements and structures.
javax.xml.crypto.dsig.spec	Parameter classes for XML digital signatures.
javax.xml.datatype	Defines XML/Java Type Mappings.
javax.xml.namespace	Defines XML Namespace processing.
javax.xml.parsers	Provides the classes for processing XML documents with a SAX (Simple API for XML) parser or a DOM (Document Object Model) Document builder.
javax.xml.stream	Defines interfaces and classes for the Streaming API for XML (StAX).
javax.xml.stream.events	Defines event interfaces for the Streaming API for XML (StAX).
javax.xml.transform	Defines the generic APIs for processing transformation instructions, and performing a transformation from source to result.
javax.xml.transform.dom	Provides DOM specific transformation classes.
javax.xml.transform.sax	Provides SAX specific transformation classes.
javax.xml.transform.stax	Provides StAX specific transformation classes.
javax.xml.transform.stream	Provides stream and URI specific transformation classes.
javax.xml.validation	Provides an API for validation of XML documents.
javax.xml.xpath	Provides an object-model neutral API for the evaluation of XPath expressions and access to the evaluation environment.
org.ietf.jgss	This package presents a framework that allows application developers to make use of security services like authentication, data integrity and data confidentiality from a variety of underlying security mechanisms like Kerberos, using a unified API.
org.w3c.dom	Provides the interfaces for the Document Object Model (DOM).
org.w3c.dom.bootstrap	Provides a factory for obtaining instances of DOMImplementation.
org.w3c.dom.events	Provides interfaces for DOM Level 2 Events.
org.w3c.dom.ls	Provides interfaces for DOM Level 3 Load and Save.
org.w3c.dom.ranges	Provides interfaces for DOM Level 2 Range.
org.xml.sax	Provides the core SAX APIs.
org.xml.sax.ext	Provides interfaces to SAX2 facilities that conformant SAX drivers won't necessarily support.
org.xml.sax.helpers	Provides helper classes, including support for bootstrapping SAX-based applications.

Uses of String in java.applet

Methods in java.applet that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	Applet.getAppletInfo()	Deprecated. Returns information about this applet.
String	Applet.getParameter(String name)	Deprecated. Returns the value of the named parameter in the HTML tag.
String	AppletStub.getParameter(String name)	Deprecated. Returns the value of the named parameter in the HTML tag.
String[][]	Applet.getParameterInfo()	Deprecated. Returns information about the parameters that are understood by this applet.

Methods in java.applet that return types with arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Iterator<String>	AppletContext.getStreamKeys()	Deprecated. Finds all the keys of the streams in this applet context.

Methods in java.applet with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Applet	AppletContext.getApplet(String name)	Deprecated. Finds and returns the applet in the document represented by this applet context with the given name.
AudioClip	Applet.getAudioClip(URL url, String name)	Deprecated. Returns the AudioClip object specified by the URL and name arguments.
Image	Applet.getImage(URL url, String name)	Deprecated. Returns an Image object that can then be painted on the screen.
String	Applet.getParameter(String name)	Deprecated. Returns the value of the named parameter in the HTML tag.
String	AppletStub.getParameter(String name)	Deprecated. Returns the value of the named parameter in the HTML tag.
InputStream	AppletContext.getStream(String key)	Deprecated. Returns the stream to which specified key is associated within this applet context.
void	Applet.play(URL url, String name)	Deprecated. Plays the audio clip given the URL and a specifier that is relative to it.
void	AppletContext.setStream(String key, InputStream stream)	Deprecated. Associates the specified stream with the specified key in this applet context.
void	AppletContext.showDocument(URL url, String target)	Deprecated. Requests that the browser or applet viewer show the Web page indicated by the url argument.
void	Applet.showStatus(String msg)	Deprecated. Requests that the argument string be displayed in the "status window".
void	AppletContext.showStatus(String status)	Deprecated. Requests that the argument string be displayed in the "status window".

Uses of String in java.awt

Fields in java.awt declared as String

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	BorderLayout.AFTER_LAST_LINE	Synonym for PAGE_END.
static String	BorderLayout.AFTER_LINE_ENDS	Synonym for LINE_END.
static String	BorderLayout.BEFORE_FIRST_LINE	Synonym for PAGE_START.
static String	BorderLayout.BEFORE_LINE_BEGINS	Synonym for LINE_START.
static String	BorderLayout.CENTER	The center layout constraint (middle of container).
static String	Font.DIALOG	A String constant for the canonical family name of the logical font "Dialog".
static String	Font.DIALOG_INPUT	A String constant for the canonical family name of the logical font "DialogInput".
static String	BorderLayout.EAST	The east layout constraint (right side of container).
static String	BorderLayout.LINE_END	The component goes at the end of the line direction for the layout.
static String	BorderLayout.LINE_START	The component goes at the beginning of the line direction for the layout.
static String	Font.MONOSPACED	A String constant for the canonical family name of the logical font "Monospaced".
protected String	Cursor.name	The user-visible name of the cursor.
protected String	Font.name	The logical name of this Font, as passed to the constructor.
static String	BorderLayout.NORTH	The north layout constraint (top of container).
static String	BorderLayout.PAGE_END	The component comes after the last line of the layout's content.
static String	BorderLayout.PAGE_START	The component comes before the first line of the layout's content.
static String	Font.SANS_SERIF	A String constant for the canonical family name of the logical font "SansSerif".
static String	Font.SERIF	A String constant for the canonical family name of the logical font "Serif".
static String	BorderLayout.SOUTH	The south layout constraint (bottom of container).
static String	BorderLayout.WEST	The west layout constraint (left side of container).

Fields in java.awt with type parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected Map<String,Object>	Toolkit.desktopProperties	The desktop properties.

Methods in java.awt that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	Button.AccessibleAWTButton.getAccessibleActionDescription(int i)	Return a description of the specified action of the object.
String	Checkbox.AccessibleAWTCheckbox.getAccessibleActionDescription(int i)	Return a description of the specified action of the object.
String	CheckboxMenuItem.AccessibleAWTCheckboxMenuItem.getAccessibleActionDescription(int i)	Return a description of the specified action of the object.
String	Choice.AccessibleAWTChoice.getAccessibleActionDescription(int i)	Returns a description of the specified action of the object.
String	MenuItem.AccessibleAWTMenuItem.getAccessibleActionDescription(int i)	Return a description of the specified action of the object.
String	Component.AccessibleAWTComponent.getAccessibleDescription()	Gets the accessible description of this object.
String	MenuComponent.AccessibleAWTMenuComponent.getAccessibleDescription()	Gets the accessible description of this object.
String	Button.AccessibleAWTButton.getAccessibleName()	Get the accessible name of this object.
String	Component.AccessibleAWTComponent.getAccessibleName()	Gets the accessible name of this object.
String	Label.AccessibleAWTLabel.getAccessibleName()	Get the accessible name of this object.
String	MenuComponent.AccessibleAWTMenuComponent.getAccessibleName()	Gets the accessible name of this object.
String	MenuItem.AccessibleAWTMenuItem.getAccessibleName()	Get the accessible name of this object.
String	Button.getActionCommand()	Returns the command name of the action event fired by this button.
String	MenuItem.getActionCommand()	Gets the command name of the action event that is fired by this menu item.
String	TrayIcon.getActionCommand()	Returns the command name of the action event fired by this tray icon.
String	TextComponent.AccessibleAWTTextComponent.getAfterIndex(int part, int index)	Returns the String after a given index.
String	TextComponent.AccessibleAWTTextComponent.getAtIndex(int part, int index)	Returns the String at a given index.
abstract String[]	GraphicsEnvironment.getAvailableFontFamilyNames()	Returns an array containing the names of all font families in this GraphicsEnvironment localized for the default locale, as returned by Locale.getDefault().
abstract String[]	GraphicsEnvironment.getAvailableFontFamilyNames(Locale l)	Returns an array containing the names of all font families in this GraphicsEnvironment localized for the specified locale.
String	TextComponent.AccessibleAWTTextComponent.getBeforeIndex(int part, int index)	Returns the String before a given index.
String	FileDialog.getDirectory()	Gets the directory of this file dialog.
String	Font.getFamily()	Returns the family name of this Font.
String	Font.getFamily(Locale l)	Returns the family name of this Font, localized for the specified locale.
String	FileDialog.getFile()	Gets the selected file of this file dialog.
String	JobAttributes.getFileName()	Specifies the file name for the output file for jobs using these attributes.
abstract String[]	Toolkit.getFontList()	Deprecated. see GraphicsEnvironment.getAvailableFontFamilyNames()
String	Font.getFontName()	Returns the font face name of this Font.
String	Font.getFontName(Locale l)	Returns the font face name of the Font, localized for the specified locale.
abstract String	GraphicsDevice.getIDstring()	Returns the identification string associated with this GraphicsDevice.
String	Choice.getItem(int index)	Gets the string at the specified index in this Choice menu.
String	List.getItem(int index)	Gets the item associated with the specified index.
String[]	List.getItems()	Gets the items in the list.
String	Button.getLabel()	Gets the label of this button.
String	Checkbox.getLabel()	Gets the label of this check box.
String	MenuItem.getLabel()	Gets the label for this menu item.
String	HeadlessException.getMessage()	Returns the detail message string of this HeadlessException.
String	Component.getName()	Gets the name of the component.
String	Cursor.getName()	Returns the name of this cursor.
String	Font.getName()	Returns the logical name of this Font.
String	MenuComponent.getName()	Gets the name of the menu component.
String	JobAttributes.getPrinter()	Returns the destination printer for jobs using these attributes.
static String	Toolkit.getProperty(String key, String defaultValue)	Gets a property with the specified key and default.
String	Font.getPSName()	Returns the postscript name of this Font.
String	Choice.getSelectedItem()	Gets a representation of the current choice as a string.
String	List.getSelectedItem()	Gets the selected item on this scrolling list.
String[]	List.getSelectedItems()	Gets the selected items on this scrolling list.
String	TextComponent.AccessibleAWTTextComponent.getSelectedText()	Returns the portion of the text that is selected.
String	TextComponent.getSelectedText()	Returns the selected text from the text that is presented by this text component.
String	Label.getText()	Gets the text of this label.
String	TextComponent.getText()	Returns the text that is presented by this text component.
String	Dialog.getTitle()	Gets the title of the dialog.
String	Frame.getTitle()	Gets the title of the frame.
String	TrayIcon.getToolTip()	Returns the tooltip string associated with this TrayIcon.
String	Window.getWarningString()	Gets the warning string that is displayed with this window.
String	AWTEvent.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this Event.
protected String	Button.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this Button.
protected String	Checkbox.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this Checkbox.
String	CheckboxMenuItem.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this CheckBoxMenuItem.
protected String	Choice.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this Choice menu.
protected String	Component.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this component.
protected String	Container.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this Container.
protected String	Dialog.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this dialog.
protected String	Event.paramString()	Deprecated. NOTE: The Event class is obsolete and is available only for backwards compatibility.
protected String	FileDialog.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this FileDialog window.
protected String	Frame.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this Frame.
protected String	Label.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this Label.
protected String	List.paramString()	Returns the parameter string representing the state of this scrolling list.
String	Menu.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this Menu.
protected String	MenuComponent.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this MenuComponent.
String	MenuItem.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this MenuItem.
protected String	MenuShortcut.paramString()	Returns the parameter string representing the state of this MenuShortcut.
protected String	Scrollbar.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this Scrollbar.
String	ScrollPane.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this ScrollPane.
String	ScrollPaneAdjustable.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this scrollbar.
protected String	TextArea.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this TextArea.
protected String	TextComponent.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this TextComponent.
protected String	TextField.paramString()	Returns a string representing the state of this TextField.
String	AWTEvent.toString()	Returns a String representation of this object.
String	AWTKeyStroke.toString()	Returns a string that displays and identifies this object's properties.
String	BorderLayout.toString()	Returns a string representation of the state of this border layout.
String	CardLayout.toString()	Returns a string representation of the state of this card layout.
String	CheckboxGroup.toString()	Returns a string representation of this check box group, including the value of its current selection.
String	Color.toString()	Returns a string representation of this Color.
String	Component.toString()	Returns a string representation of this component and its values.
String	Cursor.toString()	Returns a string representation of this cursor.
String	Dimension.toString()	Returns a string representation of the values of this Dimension object's height and width fields.
String	Event.toString()	Deprecated. NOTE: The Event class is obsolete and is available only for backwards compatibility.
String	FlowLayout.toString()	Returns a string representation of this FlowLayout object and its values.
String	Font.toString()	Converts this Font object to a String representation.
String	FontMetrics.toString()	Returns a representation of this FontMetrics object's values as a String.
String	Graphics.toString()	Returns a String object representing this Graphics object's value.
String	GridBagLayout.toString()	Returns a string representation of this grid bag layout's values.
String	GridLayout.toString()	Returns the string representation of this grid layout's values.
String	Insets.toString()	Returns a string representation of this Insets object.
String	JobAttributes.toString()	Returns a string representation of this JobAttributes.
String	MenuComponent.toString()	Returns a representation of this menu component as a string.
String	MenuShortcut.toString()	Returns an internationalized description of the MenuShortcut.
String	PageAttributes.toString()	Returns a string representation of this PageAttributes.
String	Point.toString()	Returns a string representation of this point and its location in the (x,y) coordinate space.
String	Rectangle.toString()	Returns a String representing this Rectangle and its values.
String	RenderingHints.toString()	Returns a rather long string representation of the hashmap which contains the mappings of keys to values for this RenderingHints object.
String	Robot.toString()	Returns a string representation of this Robot.
String	ScrollPaneAdjustable.toString()	Returns a string representation of this scrollbar and its values.
String	SystemColor.toString()	Returns a string representation of this Color's values.

Methods in java.awt with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	Choice.add(String item)	Adds an item to this Choice menu.
Component	Container.add(String name, Component comp)	Adds the specified component to this container.
void	List.add(String item)	Adds the specified item to the end of scrolling list.
void	List.add(String item, int index)	Adds the specified item to the scrolling list at the position indicated by the index.
void	Menu.add(String label)	Adds an item with the specified label to this menu.
void	Choice.addItem(String item)	Obsolete as of Java 2 platform v1.1.
void	List.addItem(String item)	Deprecated. replaced by add(String).
void	List.addItem(String item, int index)	Deprecated. replaced by add(String, int).
void	BorderLayout.addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp)	Deprecated. replaced by addLayoutComponent(Component, Object).
void	CardLayout.addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp)	Deprecated. replaced by addLayoutComponent(Component, Object).
void	FlowLayout.addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp)	Adds the specified component to the layout.
void	GridBagLayout.addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp)	Has no effect, since this layout manager does not use a per-component string.
void	GridLayout.addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp)	Adds the specified component with the specified name to the layout.
void	LayoutManager.addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp)	If the layout manager uses a per-component string, adds the component comp to the layout, associating it with the string specified by name.
void	Component.addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)	Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list for a specific property.
void	Container.addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)	Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list for a specific property.
void	KeyboardFocusManager.addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)	Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list for a specific property.
void	SystemTray.addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)	Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the list of listeners for the specific property.
void	Toolkit.addPropertyChangeListener(String name, PropertyChangeListener pcl)	Adds the specified property change listener for the named desktop property.
void	Window.addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)	Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list for a specific property.
void	KeyboardFocusManager.addVetoableChangeListener(String propertyName, VetoableChangeListener listener)	Adds a VetoableChangeListener to the listener list for a specific property.
void	TextArea.append(String str)	Appends the given text to the text area's current text.
void	TextArea.appendText(String str)	Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by append(String).
void	Window.applyResourceBundle(String rbName)	Deprecated. As of J2SE 1.4, replaced by Component.applyComponentOrientation.
int	Font.canDisplayUpTo(String str)	Indicates whether or not this Font can display a specified String.
Cursor	Toolkit.createCustomCursor(Image cursor, Point hotSpot, String name)	Creates a new custom cursor object.
GlyphVector	Font.createGlyphVector(FontRenderContext frc, String str)	Creates a GlyphVector by mapping characters to glyphs one-to-one based on the Unicode cmap in this Font.
abstract Image	Toolkit.createImage(String filename)	Returns an image which gets pixel data from the specified file.
static Color	Color.decode(String nm)	Converts a String to an integer and returns the specified opaque Color.
static Font	Font.decode(String str)	Returns the Font that the str argument describes.
void	TrayIcon.displayMessage(String caption, String text, TrayIcon.MessageType messageType)	Displays a popup message near the tray icon.
abstract void	Graphics.drawString(String str, int x, int y)	Draws the text given by the specified string, using this graphics context's current font and color.
abstract void	Graphics2D.drawString(String str, float x, float y)	Renders the text specified by the specified String, using the current text attribute state in the Graphics2D context.
abstract void	Graphics2D.drawString(String str, int x, int y)	Renders the text of the specified String, using the current text attribute state in the Graphics2D context.
protected void	Component.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, boolean oldValue, boolean newValue)	Support for reporting bound property changes for boolean properties.
void	Component.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, byte oldValue, byte newValue)	Reports a bound property change.
void	Component.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, char oldValue, char newValue)	Reports a bound property change.
void	Component.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, double oldValue, double newValue)	Reports a bound property change.
void	Component.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, float oldValue, float newValue)	Reports a bound property change.
protected void	Component.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, int oldValue, int newValue)	Support for reporting bound property changes for integer properties.
void	Component.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, long oldValue, long newValue)	Reports a bound property change.
void	Component.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, short oldValue, short newValue)	Reports a bound property change.
protected void	Component.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue)	Support for reporting bound property changes for Object properties.
protected void	KeyboardFocusManager.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue)	Fires a PropertyChangeEvent in response to a change in a bound property.
protected void	KeyboardFocusManager.fireVetoableChange(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue)	Fires a PropertyChangeEvent in response to a change in a vetoable property.
static AWTKeyStroke	AWTKeyStroke.getAWTKeyStroke(String s)	Parses a string and returns an AWTKeyStroke.
static Color	Color.getColor(String nm)	Finds a color in the system properties.
static Color	Color.getColor(String nm, int v)	Finds a color in the system properties.
static Color	Color.getColor(String nm, Color v)	Finds a color in the system properties.
Object	Toolkit.getDesktopProperty(String propertyName)	Obtains a value for the specified desktop property.
static Font	Font.getFont(String nm)	Returns a Font object from the system properties list.
static Font	Font.getFont(String nm, Font font)	Gets the specified Font from the system properties list.
abstract Image	Toolkit.getImage(String filename)	Returns an image which gets pixel data from the specified file, whose format can be either GIF, JPEG or PNG.
LineMetrics	Font.getLineMetrics(String str, int beginIndex, int limit, FontRenderContext frc)	Returns a LineMetrics object created with the specified arguments.
LineMetrics	Font.getLineMetrics(String str, FontRenderContext frc)	Returns a LineMetrics object created with the specified String and FontRenderContext.
LineMetrics	FontMetrics.getLineMetrics(String str, int beginIndex, int limit, Graphics context)	Returns the LineMetrics object for the specified String in the specified Graphics context.
LineMetrics	FontMetrics.getLineMetrics(String str, Graphics context)	Returns the LineMetrics object for the specified String in the specified Graphics context.
PrintJob	Toolkit.getPrintJob(Frame frame, String jobtitle, JobAttributes jobAttributes, PageAttributes pageAttributes)	Gets a PrintJob object which is the result of initiating a print operation on the toolkit's platform.
abstract PrintJob	Toolkit.getPrintJob(Frame frame, String jobtitle, Properties props)	Gets a PrintJob object which is the result of initiating a print operation on the toolkit's platform.
abstract Object	Image.getProperty(String name, ImageObserver observer)	Gets a property of this image by name.
static String	Toolkit.getProperty(String key, String defaultValue)	Gets a property with the specified key and default.
PropertyChangeListener[]	Component.getPropertyChangeListeners(String propertyName)	Returns an array of all the listeners which have been associated with the named property.
PropertyChangeListener[]	KeyboardFocusManager.getPropertyChangeListeners(String propertyName)	Returns an array of all the PropertyChangeListeners associated with the named property.
PropertyChangeListener[]	SystemTray.getPropertyChangeListeners(String propertyName)	Returns an array of all the listeners that have been associated with the named property.
PropertyChangeListener[]	Toolkit.getPropertyChangeListeners(String propertyName)	Returns an array of all property change listeners associated with the specified name of a desktop property.
Rectangle2D	Font.getStringBounds(String str, int beginIndex, int limit, FontRenderContext frc)	Returns the logical bounds of the specified String in the specified FontRenderContext.
Rectangle2D	Font.getStringBounds(String str, FontRenderContext frc)	Returns the logical bounds of the specified String in the specified FontRenderContext.
Rectangle2D	FontMetrics.getStringBounds(String str, int beginIndex, int limit, Graphics context)	Returns the bounds of the specified String in the specified Graphics context.
Rectangle2D	FontMetrics.getStringBounds(String str, Graphics context)	Returns the bounds of the specified String in the specified Graphics context.
static Cursor	Cursor.getSystemCustomCursor(String name)	Returns a system-specific custom cursor object matching the specified name.
VetoableChangeListener[]	KeyboardFocusManager.getVetoableChangeListeners(String propertyName)	Returns an array of all the VetoableChangeListeners associated with the named property.
void	Choice.insert(String item, int index)	Inserts the item into this choice at the specified position.
void	Menu.insert(String label, int index)	Inserts a menu item with the specified label into this menu at the specified position.
void	TextArea.insert(String str, int pos)	Inserts the specified text at the specified position in this text area.
void	TextArea.insertText(String str, int pos)	Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by insert(String, int).
protected Object	Toolkit.lazilyLoadDesktopProperty(String name)	An opportunity to lazily evaluate desktop property values.
void	Choice.remove(String item)	Removes the first occurrence of item from the Choice menu.
void	List.remove(String item)	Removes the first occurrence of an item from the list.
void	Component.removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)	Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list for a specific property.
void	KeyboardFocusManager.removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)	Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list for a specific property.
void	SystemTray.removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)	Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list for a specific property.
void	Toolkit.removePropertyChangeListener(String name, PropertyChangeListener pcl)	Removes the specified property change listener for the named desktop property.
void	KeyboardFocusManager.removeVetoableChangeListener(String propertyName, VetoableChangeListener listener)	Removes a VetoableChangeListener from the listener list for a specific property.
void	List.replaceItem(String newValue, int index)	Replaces the item at the specified index in the scrolling list with the new string.
void	TextArea.replaceRange(String str, int start, int end)	Replaces text between the indicated start and end positions with the specified replacement text.
void	TextArea.replaceText(String str, int start, int end)	Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by replaceRange(String, int, int).
protected static void	AWTEventMulticaster.save(ObjectOutputStream s, String k, EventListener l)	Saves a Serializable listener chain to a serialization stream.
protected void	AWTEventMulticaster.saveInternal(ObjectOutputStream s, String k)	Serialization support.
void	Choice.select(String str)	Sets the selected item in this Choice menu to be the item whose name is equal to the specified string.
void	Button.setActionCommand(String command)	Sets the command name for the action event fired by this button.
void	MenuItem.setActionCommand(String command)	Sets the command name of the action event that is fired by this menu item.
void	TrayIcon.setActionCommand(String command)	Sets the command name for the action event fired by this tray icon.
protected void	Toolkit.setDesktopProperty(String name, Object newValue)	Sets the named desktop property to the specified value and fires a property change event to notify any listeners that the value has changed.
void	FileDialog.setDirectory(String dir)	Sets the directory of this file dialog window to be the specified directory.
void	FileDialog.setFile(String file)	Sets the selected file for this file dialog window to be the specified file.
void	JobAttributes.setFileName(String fileName)	Specifies the file name for the output file for jobs using these attributes.
void	Taskbar.setIconBadge(String badge)	Affixes a small system-provided badge to this application's icon.
void	Button.setLabel(String label)	Sets the button's label to be the specified string.
void	Checkbox.setLabel(String label)	Sets this check box's label to be the string argument.
void	MenuItem.setLabel(String label)	Sets the label for this menu item to the specified label.
void	Component.setName(String name)	Sets the name of the component to the specified string.
void	MenuComponent.setName(String name)	Sets the name of the component to the specified string.
void	JobAttributes.setPrinter(String printer)	Specifies the destination printer for jobs using these attributes.
void	Label.setText(String text)	Sets the text for this label to the specified text.
void	TextComponent.setText(String t)	Sets the text that is presented by this text component to be the specified text.
void	TextField.setText(String t)	Sets the text that is presented by this text component to be the specified text.
void	Dialog.setTitle(String title)	Sets the title of the Dialog.
void	FileDialog.setTitle(String title)	Sets the title of the Dialog.
void	Frame.setTitle(String title)	Sets the title for this frame to the specified string.
void	TrayIcon.setToolTip(String tooltip)	Sets the tooltip string for this TrayIcon.
void	CardLayout.show(Container parent, String name)	Flips to the component that was added to this layout with the specified name, using addLayoutComponent.
int	FontMetrics.stringWidth(String str)	Returns the total advance width for showing the specified String in this Font.
static Component.BaselineResizeBehavior	Component.BaselineResizeBehavior.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Desktop.Action	Desktop.Action.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Dialog.ModalExclusionType	Dialog.ModalExclusionType.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Dialog.ModalityType	Dialog.ModalityType.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static GraphicsDevice.WindowTranslucency	GraphicsDevice.WindowTranslucency.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceType	MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceType.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethod	MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethod.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Taskbar.Feature	Taskbar.Feature.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Taskbar.State	Taskbar.State.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static TrayIcon.MessageType	TrayIcon.MessageType.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Window.Type	Window.Type.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

Constructors in java.awt with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
AWTError(String msg)	Constructs an instance of AWTError with the specified detail message.
AWTException(String msg)	Constructs an instance of AWTException with the specified detail message.
AWTPermission(String name)	Creates a new AWTPermission with the specified name.
AWTPermission(String name, String actions)	Creates a new AWTPermission object with the specified name.
Button(String label)	Constructs a button with the specified label.
Checkbox(String label)	Creates a check box with the specified label.
Checkbox(String label, boolean state)	Creates a check box with the specified label and sets the specified state.
Checkbox(String label, boolean state, CheckboxGroup group)	Constructs a Checkbox with the specified label, set to the specified state, and in the specified check box group.
Checkbox(String label, CheckboxGroup group, boolean state)	Creates a check box with the specified label, in the specified check box group, and set to the specified state.
CheckboxMenuItem(String label)	Create a check box menu item with the specified label.
CheckboxMenuItem(String label, boolean state)	Create a check box menu item with the specified label and state.
Cursor(String name)	Creates a new custom cursor object with the specified name.
Dialog(Dialog owner, String title)	Constructs an initially invisible, modeless Dialog with the specified owner Dialog and title.
Dialog(Dialog owner, String title, boolean modal)	Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with the specified owner Dialog, title, and modality.
Dialog(Dialog owner, String title, boolean modal, GraphicsConfiguration gc)	Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with the specified owner Dialog, title, modality and GraphicsConfiguration.
Dialog(Frame owner, String title)	Constructs an initially invisible, modeless Dialog with the specified owner Frame and title.
Dialog(Frame owner, String title, boolean modal)	Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with the specified owner Frame, title and modality.
Dialog(Frame owner, String title, boolean modal, GraphicsConfiguration gc)	Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with the specified owner Frame, title, modality, and GraphicsConfiguration.
Dialog(Window owner, String title)	Constructs an initially invisible, modeless Dialog with the specified owner Window and title.
Dialog(Window owner, String title, Dialog.ModalityType modalityType)	Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with the specified owner Window, title and modality.
Dialog(Window owner, String title, Dialog.ModalityType modalityType, GraphicsConfiguration gc)	Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with the specified owner Window, title, modality and GraphicsConfiguration.
FileDialog(Dialog parent, String title)	Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading a file.
FileDialog(Dialog parent, String title, int mode)	Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading or saving a file.
FileDialog(Frame parent, String title)	Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading a file.
FileDialog(Frame parent, String title, int mode)	Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading or saving a file.
Font(String name, int style, int size)	Creates a new Font from the specified name, style and point size.
FontFormatException(String reason)	Report a FontFormatException for the reason specified.
Frame(String title)	Constructs a new, initially invisible Frame object with the specified title.
Frame(String title, GraphicsConfiguration gc)	Constructs a new, initially invisible Frame object with the specified title and a GraphicsConfiguration.
HeadlessException(String msg)	Create a new instance with the specified detailed error message.
IllegalComponentStateException(String s)	Constructs an IllegalComponentStateException with the specified detail message.
JobAttributes(int copies, JobAttributes.DefaultSelectionType defaultSelection, JobAttributes.DestinationType destination, JobAttributes.DialogType dialog, String fileName, int maxPage, int minPage, JobAttributes.MultipleDocumentHandlingType multipleDocumentHandling, int[][] pageRanges, String printer, JobAttributes.SidesType sides)	Constructs a JobAttributes instance with the specified values for every attribute.
Label(String text)	Constructs a new label with the specified string of text, left justified.
Label(String text, int alignment)	Constructs a new label that presents the specified string of text with the specified alignment.
Menu(String label)	Constructs a new menu with the specified label.
Menu(String label, boolean tearOff)	Constructs a new menu with the specified label, indicating whether the menu can be torn off.
MenuItem(String label)	Constructs a new MenuItem with the specified label and no keyboard shortcut.
MenuItem(String label, MenuShortcut s)	Create a menu item with an associated keyboard shortcut.
PopupMenu(String label)	Creates a new popup menu with the specified name.
TextArea(String text)	Constructs a new text area with the specified text.
TextArea(String text, int rows, int columns)	Constructs a new text area with the specified text, and with the specified number of rows and columns.
TextArea(String text, int rows, int columns, int scrollbars)	Constructs a new text area with the specified text, and with the rows, columns, and scroll bar visibility as specified.
TextField(String text)	Constructs a new text field initialized with the specified text.
TextField(String text, int columns)	Constructs a new text field initialized with the specified text to be displayed, and wide enough to hold the specified number of columns.
TrayIcon(Image image, String tooltip)	Creates a TrayIcon with the specified image and tooltip text.
TrayIcon(Image image, String tooltip, PopupMenu popup)	Creates a TrayIcon with the specified image, tooltip and popup menu.

Uses of String in java.awt.color

Methods in java.awt.color that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	ColorSpace.getName(int idx)	Returns the name of the component given the component index.

Methods in java.awt.color with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ICC_Profile	ICC_Profile.getInstance(String fileName)	Constructs an ICC_Profile corresponding to the data in a file.
void	ICC_Profile.write(String fileName)	Write this ICC_Profile to a file.

Constructors in java.awt.color with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
CMMException(String s)	Constructs a CMMException with the specified detail message.
ProfileDataException(String s)	Constructs a ProfileDataException with the specified detail message.

Uses of String in java.awt.datatransfer

Fields in java.awt.datatransfer declared as String

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	DataFlavor.javaJVMLocalObjectMimeType	To transfer a reference to an arbitrary Java object reference that has no associated MIME Content-type, across a Transferable interface WITHIN THE SAME JVM, a DataFlavor with this type/subtype is used, with a representationClass equal to the type of the class/interface being passed across the Transferable.
static String	DataFlavor.javaRemoteObjectMimeType	In order to pass a live link to a Remote object via a Drag and Drop ACTION_LINK operation a Mime Content Type of application/x-java-remote-object should be used, where the representation class of the DataFlavor represents the type of the Remote interface to be transferred.
static String	DataFlavor.javaSerializedObjectMimeType	A MIME Content-Type of application/x-java-serialized-object represents a graph of Java object(s) that have been made persistent.

Methods in java.awt.datatransfer that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	SystemFlavorMap.decodeJavaMIMEType(String nat)	Decodes a String native for use as a Java MIME type.
static String	SystemFlavorMap.encodeDataFlavor(DataFlavor flav)	Encodes a DataFlavor for use as a String native.
static String	SystemFlavorMap.encodeJavaMIMEType(String mimeType)	Encodes a MIME type for use as a String native.
String	DataFlavor.getDefaultRepresentationClassAsString()	Returns the name of the default representation class.
String	DataFlavor.getHumanPresentableName()	Returns the human presentable name for the data format that this DataFlavor represents.
String	DataFlavor.getMimeType()	Returns the MIME type string for this DataFlavor.
String	Clipboard.getName()	Returns the name of this clipboard object.
String	DataFlavor.getParameter(String paramName)	Returns the human presentable name for this DataFlavor if paramName equals "humanPresentableName".
String	DataFlavor.getPrimaryType()	Returns the primary MIME type for this DataFlavor.
String	DataFlavor.getSubType()	Returns the sub MIME type of this DataFlavor.
protected String	DataFlavor.normalizeMimeType(String mimeType)	Deprecated. This method is never invoked by this implementation from 1.1 onwards
protected String	DataFlavor.normalizeMimeTypeParameter(String parameterName, String parameterValue)	Deprecated. This method is never invoked by this implementation from 1.1 onwards
String	DataFlavor.toString()	String representation of this DataFlavor and its parameters.

Methods in java.awt.datatransfer that return types with arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Map<String,DataFlavor>	FlavorMap.getFlavorsForNatives(String[] natives)	Returns a Map of the specified String natives to their corresponding DataFlavor.
Map<String,DataFlavor>	SystemFlavorMap.getFlavorsForNatives(String[] natives)	Returns a Map of the specified String natives to their most preferred DataFlavor.
List<String>	FlavorTable.getNativesForFlavor(DataFlavor flav)	Returns a List of String natives to which the specified DataFlavor corresponds.
List<String>	SystemFlavorMap.getNativesForFlavor(DataFlavor flav)	Returns a List of String natives to which the specified DataFlavor can be translated by the data transfer subsystem.
Map<DataFlavor,String>	FlavorMap.getNativesForFlavors(DataFlavor[] flavors)	Returns a Map of the specified DataFlavors to their corresponding String native.
Map<DataFlavor,String>	SystemFlavorMap.getNativesForFlavors(DataFlavor[] flavors)	Returns a Map of the specified DataFlavors to their most preferred String native.

Methods in java.awt.datatransfer with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	SystemFlavorMap.addFlavorForUnencodedNative(String nat, DataFlavor flav)	Adds a mapping from a single String native to a single DataFlavor.
void	SystemFlavorMap.addUnencodedNativeForFlavor(DataFlavor flav, String nat)	Adds a mapping from the specified DataFlavor (and all DataFlavors equal to the specified DataFlavor) to the specified String native.
static DataFlavor	SystemFlavorMap.decodeDataFlavor(String nat)	Decodes a String native for use as a DataFlavor.
static String	SystemFlavorMap.decodeJavaMIMEType(String nat)	Decodes a String native for use as a Java MIME type.
static String	SystemFlavorMap.encodeJavaMIMEType(String mimeType)	Encodes a MIME type for use as a String native.
boolean	DataFlavor.equals(String s)	Deprecated. As inconsistent with hashCode() contract, use DataFlavor.isMimeTypeEqual(String) instead.
List<DataFlavor>	FlavorTable.getFlavorsForNative(String nat)	Returns a List of DataFlavors to which the specified String corresponds.
List<DataFlavor>	SystemFlavorMap.getFlavorsForNative(String nat)	Returns a List of DataFlavors to which the specified String native can be translated by the data transfer subsystem.
Map<String,DataFlavor>	FlavorMap.getFlavorsForNatives(String[] natives)	Returns a Map of the specified String natives to their corresponding DataFlavor.
Map<String,DataFlavor>	SystemFlavorMap.getFlavorsForNatives(String[] natives)	Returns a Map of the specified String natives to their most preferred DataFlavor.
String	DataFlavor.getParameter(String paramName)	Returns the human presentable name for this DataFlavor if paramName equals "humanPresentableName".
static boolean	SystemFlavorMap.isJavaMIMEType(String str)	Returns whether the specified String is an encoded Java MIME type.
boolean	DataFlavor.isMimeTypeEqual(String mimeType)	Returns whether the string representation of the MIME type passed in is equivalent to the MIME type of this DataFlavor.
protected String	DataFlavor.normalizeMimeType(String mimeType)	Deprecated. This method is never invoked by this implementation from 1.1 onwards
protected String	DataFlavor.normalizeMimeTypeParameter(String parameterName, String parameterValue)	Deprecated. This method is never invoked by this implementation from 1.1 onwards
void	SystemFlavorMap.setFlavorsForNative(String nat, DataFlavor[] flavors)	Discards the current mappings for the specified String native, and creates new mappings to the specified DataFlavors.
void	DataFlavor.setHumanPresentableName(String humanPresentableName)	Sets the human presentable name for the data format that this DataFlavor represents.
void	SystemFlavorMap.setNativesForFlavor(DataFlavor flav, String[] natives)	Discards the current mappings for the specified DataFlavor and all DataFlavors equal to the specified DataFlavor, and creates new mappings to the specified String natives.
protected static Class<?>	DataFlavor.tryToLoadClass(String className, ClassLoader fallback)	Tries to load a class from: the bootstrap loader, the system loader, the context loader (if one is present) and finally the loader specified.

Constructors in java.awt.datatransfer with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
Clipboard(String name)	Creates a clipboard object.
DataFlavor(Class<?> representationClass, String humanPresentableName)	Constructs a DataFlavor that represents a Java class.
DataFlavor(String mimeType)	Constructs a DataFlavor from a mimeType string.
DataFlavor(String mimeType, String humanPresentableName)	Constructs a DataFlavor that represents a MimeType.
DataFlavor(String mimeType, String humanPresentableName, ClassLoader classLoader)	Constructs a DataFlavor that represents a MimeType.
MimeTypeParseException(String s)	Constructs a MimeTypeParseException with the specified detail message.
StringSelection(String data)	Creates a Transferable capable of transferring the specified String.

Uses of String in java.awt.desktop

Methods in java.awt.desktop that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	OpenFilesEvent.getSearchTerm()	Gets the search term.

Methods in java.awt.desktop with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static QuitStrategy	QuitStrategy.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static UserSessionEvent.Reason	UserSessionEvent.Reason.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

Constructors in java.awt.desktop with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
OpenFilesEvent(List<File> files, String searchTerm)	Constructs an OpenFilesEvent.

Uses of String in java.awt.dnd

Constructors in java.awt.dnd with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
InvalidDnDOperationException(String msg)	Create an Exception with its own descriptive message

Uses of String in java.awt.event

Methods in java.awt.event that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	ActionEvent.getActionCommand()	Returns the command string associated with this action.
static String	KeyEvent.getKeyModifiersText(int modifiers)	Deprecated. It is recommended that extended modifier keys and InputEvent.getModifiersExText(int) be used instead
static String	KeyEvent.getKeyText(int keyCode)	Returns a String describing the keyCode, such as "HOME", "F1" or "A".
static String	InputEvent.getModifiersExText(int modifiers)	Returns a String describing the extended modifier keys and mouse buttons, such as "Shift", "Button1", or "Ctrl+Shift".
static String	MouseEvent.getMouseModifiersText(int modifiers)	Returns a String instance describing the modifier keys and mouse buttons that were down during the event, such as "Shift", or "Ctrl+Shift".
String	ActionEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this action event.
String	ComponentEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this event.
String	ContainerEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this event.
String	FocusEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this event.
String	HierarchyEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this event.
String	InputMethodEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this event.
String	InvocationEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this event.
String	ItemEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this item event.
String	KeyEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this event.
String	MouseEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this event.
String	MouseWheelEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this event.
String	TextEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this text event.
String	WindowEvent.paramString()	Returns a parameter string identifying this event.

Methods in java.awt.event with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static FocusEvent.Cause	FocusEvent.Cause.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

Constructors in java.awt.event with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
ActionEvent(Object source, int id, String command)	Constructs an ActionEvent object.
ActionEvent(Object source, int id, String command, int modifiers)	Constructs an ActionEvent object with modifier keys.
ActionEvent(Object source, int id, String command, long when, int modifiers)	Constructs an ActionEvent object with the specified modifier keys and timestamp.

Uses of String in java.awt.font

Methods in java.awt.font that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String[]	MultipleMaster.getDesignAxisNames()	Returns the name for each design axis.
String	NumericShaper.toString()	Returns a String that describes this shaper.
String	TextHitInfo.toString()	Returns a String representing the hit for debugging use only.
String	TextLayout.toString()	Returns debugging information for this TextLayout.

Methods in java.awt.font with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
byte[]	OpenType.getFontTable(String strSfntTag)	Returns the table as an array of bytes for a specified tag.
byte[]	OpenType.getFontTable(String strSfntTag, int offset, int count)	Returns a subset of the table as an array of bytes for a specified tag.
int	OpenType.getFontTableSize(String strSfntTag)	Returns the size of the table for a specified tag.
static NumericShaper.Range	NumericShaper.Range.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

Constructors in java.awt.font with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
TextAttribute(String name)	Constructs a TextAttribute with the specified name.
TextLayout(String string, Font font, FontRenderContext frc)	Constructs a TextLayout from a String and a Font.
TextLayout(String string, Map<? extends AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute,?> attributes, FontRenderContext frc)	Constructs a TextLayout from a String and an attribute set.

Uses of String in java.awt.geom

Methods in java.awt.geom that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	AffineTransform.toString()	Returns a String that represents the value of this Object.
String	Point2D.Double.toString()	Returns a String that represents the value of this Point2D.
String	Point2D.Float.toString()	Returns a String that represents the value of this Point2D.
String	Rectangle2D.Double.toString()	Returns the String representation of this Rectangle2D.
String	Rectangle2D.Float.toString()	Returns the String representation of this Rectangle2D.

Constructors in java.awt.geom with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
IllegalPathStateException(String s)	Constructs an IllegalPathStateException with the specified detail message.
NoninvertibleTransformException(String s)	Constructs an instance of NoninvertibleTransformException with the specified detail message.

Uses of String in java.awt.im.spi

Methods in java.awt.im.spi that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	InputMethodDescriptor.getInputMethodDisplayName(Locale inputLocale, Locale displayLanguage)	Returns the user-visible name of the corresponding input method for the given input locale in the language in which the name will be displayed.

Methods in java.awt.im.spi with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
JFrame	InputMethodContext.createInputMethodJFrame(String title, boolean attachToInputContext)	Creates a top-level Swing JFrame for use by the input method.
Window	InputMethodContext.createInputMethodWindow(String title, boolean attachToInputContext)	Creates a top-level window for use by the input method.

Uses of String in java.awt.image

Methods in java.awt.image that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String[]	BufferedImage.getPropertyNames()	Returns an array of names recognized by getProperty(String) or null, if no property names are recognized.
String[]	RenderedImage.getPropertyNames()	Returns an array of names recognized by getProperty(String) or null, if no property names are recognized.
String	BufferedImage.toString()	Returns a String representation of this BufferedImage object and its values.
String	ColorModel.toString()	Returns the String representation of the contents of this ColorModel object.
String	DirectColorModel.toString()	Returns a String that represents this DirectColorModel.
String	IndexColorModel.toString()	Returns the String representation of the contents of this ColorModel object.

Methods in java.awt.image with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	AbstractMultiResolutionImage.getProperty(String name, ImageObserver observer)	This method simply delegates to the same method on the base image and it is equivalent to: getBaseImage().getProperty(name, observer).
Object	BufferedImage.getProperty(String name)	Returns a property of the image by name.
Object	BufferedImage.getProperty(String name, ImageObserver observer)	Returns a property of the image by name.
Object	RenderedImage.getProperty(String name)	Gets a property from the property set of this image.

Constructors in java.awt.image with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
ImagingOpException(String s)	Constructs an ImagingOpException object with the specified message.
RasterFormatException(String s)	Constructs a new RasterFormatException with the specified message.

Uses of String in java.awt.image.renderable

Fields in java.awt.image.renderable declared as String

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	RenderableImage.HINTS_OBSERVED	String constant that can be used to identify a property on a RenderedImage obtained via the createRendering or createScaledRendering methods.

Methods in java.awt.image.renderable that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String[]	ContextualRenderedImageFactory.getPropertyNames()	Returns a list of names recognized by getProperty.
String[]	RenderableImage.getPropertyNames()	Returns a list of names recognized by getProperty.
String[]	RenderableImageOp.getPropertyNames()	Return a list of names recognized by getProperty.

Methods in java.awt.image.renderable with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	ContextualRenderedImageFactory.getProperty(ParameterBlock paramBlock, String name)	Gets the appropriate instance of the property specified by the name parameter.
Object	RenderableImage.getProperty(String name)	Gets a property from the property set of this image.
Object	RenderableImageOp.getProperty(String name)	Gets a property from the property set of this image.

Uses of String in java.awt.print

Methods in java.awt.print that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract String	PrinterJob.getJobName()	Gets the name of the document to be printed.
abstract String	PrinterJob.getUserName()	Gets the name of the printing user.

Methods in java.awt.print with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static StreamPrintServiceFactory[]	PrinterJob.lookupStreamPrintServices(String mimeType)	A convenience method which locates factories for stream print services which can image 2D graphics.
abstract void	PrinterJob.setJobName(String jobName)	Sets the name of the document to be printed.

Constructors in java.awt.print with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
PrinterAbortException(String msg)	Constructs a new PrinterAbortException with the specified detail message.
PrinterException(String msg)	Constructs a new PrinterException object with the specified detail message.

Uses of String in java.beans

Fields in java.beans declared as String

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	DesignMode.PROPERTYNAME	The standard value of the propertyName as fired from a BeanContext or other source of PropertyChangeEvents.

Methods in java.beans that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	Introspector.decapitalize(String name)	Utility method to take a string and convert it to normal Java variable name capitalization.
String	defaultEventSet()	The name of the default event set is used to calculate its index in the array of event sets defined in the annotated class.
String	defaultProperty()	The name of the default property is used to calculate its index in the array of properties defined in the annotated class.
String	description()	The short description for the descriptor of the annotated property.
String	description()	The short description for the bean descriptor of the annotated class.
String[]	enumerationValues()	The array of names for the public static fields that contains the valid values of the annotated property.
String	EventHandler.getAction()	Returns the name of the target's writable property that this event handler will set, or the name of the method that this event handler will invoke on the target.
String	PropertyEditor.getAsText()	Gets the property value as text.
String	PropertyEditorSupport.getAsText()	Gets the property value as a string suitable for presentation to a human to edit.
static String[]	Introspector.getBeanInfoSearchPath()	Gets the list of package names that will be used for finding BeanInfo classes.
String	FeatureDescriptor.getDisplayName()	Gets the localized display name of this feature.
static String[]	PropertyEditorManager.getEditorSearchPath()	Gets the package names that will be searched for property editors.
String	EventHandler.getEventPropertyName()	Returns the property of the event that should be used in the action applied to the target.
String	PropertyEditor.getJavaInitializationString()	Returns a fragment of Java code that can be used to set a property to match the editors current state.
String	PropertyEditorSupport.getJavaInitializationString()	This method is intended for use when generating Java code to set the value of the property.
String	EventHandler.getListenerMethodName()	Returns the name of the method that will trigger the action.
String	Statement.getMethodName()	Returns the name of the method to invoke.
String	FeatureDescriptor.getName()	Gets the programmatic name of this feature.
String	PropertyChangeEvent.getPropertyName()	Gets the programmatic name of the property that was changed.
String	PropertyChangeListenerProxy.getPropertyName()	Returns the name of the named property associated with the listener.
String	VetoableChangeListenerProxy.getPropertyName()	Returns the name of the named property associated with the listener.
String	FeatureDescriptor.getShortDescription()	Gets the short description of this feature.
String[]	PropertyEditor.getTags()	If the property value must be one of a set of known tagged values, then this method should return an array of the tags.
String[]	PropertyEditorSupport.getTags()	If the property value must be one of a set of known tagged values, then this method should return an array of the tag values.
String	Expression.toString()	Prints the value of this expression using a Java-style syntax.
String	FeatureDescriptor.toString()	Returns a string representation of the object.
String	PropertyChangeEvent.toString()	Returns a string representation of the object.
String	Statement.toString()	Prints the value of this statement using a Java-style syntax.
String[]	value()	The getter names.

Methods in java.beans that return types with arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Enumeration<String>	FeatureDescriptor.attributeNames()	Gets an enumeration of the locale-independent names of this feature.

Methods in java.beans with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	PropertyChangeSupport.addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)	Add a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property.
void	VetoableChangeSupport.addVetoableChangeListener(String propertyName, VetoableChangeListener listener)	Add a VetoableChangeListener for a specific property.
static <T> T	EventHandler.create(Class<T> listenerInterface, Object target, String action)	Creates an implementation of listenerInterface in which all of the methods in the listener interface apply the handler's action to the target.
static <T> T	EventHandler.create(Class<T> listenerInterface, Object target, String action, String eventPropertyName)	/** Creates an implementation of listenerInterface in which all of the methods pass the value of the event expression, eventPropertyName, to the final method in the statement, action, which is applied to the target.
static <T> T	EventHandler.create(Class<T> listenerInterface, Object target, String action, String eventPropertyName, String listenerMethodName)	Creates an implementation of listenerInterface in which the method named listenerMethodName passes the value of the event expression, eventPropertyName, to the final method in the statement, action, which is applied to the target.
static String	Introspector.decapitalize(String name)	Utility method to take a string and convert it to normal Java variable name capitalization.
void	PropertyChangeSupport.fireIndexedPropertyChange(String propertyName, int index, boolean oldValue, boolean newValue)	Reports a boolean bound indexed property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
void	PropertyChangeSupport.fireIndexedPropertyChange(String propertyName, int index, int oldValue, int newValue)	Reports an integer bound indexed property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
void	PropertyChangeSupport.fireIndexedPropertyChange(String propertyName, int index, Object oldValue, Object newValue)	Reports a bound indexed property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
void	PropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, boolean oldValue, boolean newValue)	Reports a boolean bound property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
void	PropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, int oldValue, int newValue)	Reports an integer bound property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
void	PropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue)	Reports a bound property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
void	VetoableChangeSupport.fireVetoableChange(String propertyName, boolean oldValue, boolean newValue)	Reports a boolean constrained property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
void	VetoableChangeSupport.fireVetoableChange(String propertyName, int oldValue, int newValue)	Reports an integer constrained property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
void	VetoableChangeSupport.fireVetoableChange(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue)	Reports a constrained property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
PropertyChangeListener[]	PropertyChangeSupport.getPropertyChangeListeners(String propertyName)	Returns an array of all the listeners which have been associated with the named property.
Object	FeatureDescriptor.getValue(String attributeName)	Retrieve a named attribute with this feature.
VetoableChangeListener[]	VetoableChangeSupport.getVetoableChangeListeners(String propertyName)	Returns an array of all the listeners which have been associated with the named property.
boolean	PropertyChangeSupport.hasListeners(String propertyName)	Check if there are any listeners for a specific property, including those registered on all properties.
boolean	VetoableChangeSupport.hasListeners(String propertyName)	Check if there are any listeners for a specific property, including those registered on all properties.
static Object	Beans.instantiate(ClassLoader cls, String beanName)	Instantiate a JavaBean.
static Object	Beans.instantiate(ClassLoader cls, String beanName, BeanContext beanContext)	Instantiate a JavaBean.
static Object	Beans.instantiate(ClassLoader cls, String beanName, BeanContext beanContext, AppletInitializer initializer)	Deprecated. It is recommended to use Beans.instantiate(ClassLoader, String, BeanContext), because the Applet API is deprecated.
Image	SimpleBeanInfo.loadImage(String resourceName)	This is a utility method to help in loading icon images.
void	PropertyChangeSupport.removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)	Remove a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property.
void	VetoableChangeSupport.removeVetoableChangeListener(String propertyName, VetoableChangeListener listener)	Remove a VetoableChangeListener for a specific property.
void	PropertyEditor.setAsText(String text)	Set the property value by parsing a given String.
void	PropertyEditorSupport.setAsText(String text)	Sets the property value by parsing a given String.
static void	Introspector.setBeanInfoSearchPath(String[] path)	Change the list of package names that will be used for finding BeanInfo classes.
void	FeatureDescriptor.setDisplayName(String displayName)	Sets the localized display name of this feature.
static void	PropertyEditorManager.setEditorSearchPath(String[] path)	Change the list of package names that will be used for finding property editors.
void	FeatureDescriptor.setName(String name)	Sets the programmatic name of this feature.
void	FeatureDescriptor.setShortDescription(String text)	You can associate a short descriptive string with a feature.
void	FeatureDescriptor.setValue(String attributeName, Object value)	Associate a named attribute with this feature.

Constructors in java.beans with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
DefaultPersistenceDelegate(String[] constructorPropertyNames)	Creates a default persistence delegate for a class with a constructor whose arguments are the values of the property names as specified by constructorPropertyNames.
EventHandler(Object target, String action, String eventPropertyName, String listenerMethodName)	Creates a new EventHandler object; you generally use one of the create methods instead of invoking this constructor directly.
EventSetDescriptor(Class<?> sourceClass, String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, String listenerMethodName)	Creates an EventSetDescriptor assuming that you are following the most simple standard design pattern where a named event "fred" is (1) delivered as a call on the single method of interface FredListener, (2) has a single argument of type FredEvent, and (3) where the FredListener may be registered with a call on an addFredListener method of the source component and removed with a call on a removeFredListener method.
EventSetDescriptor(Class<?> sourceClass, String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, String[] listenerMethodNames, String addListenerMethodName, String removeListenerMethodName)	Creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using string names.
EventSetDescriptor(Class<?> sourceClass, String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, String[] listenerMethodNames, String addListenerMethodName, String removeListenerMethodName, String getListenerMethodName)	This constructor creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using string names.
EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, MethodDescriptor[] listenerMethodDescriptors, Method addListenerMethod, Method removeListenerMethod)	Creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using java.lang.reflect.MethodDescriptor and java.lang.Class objects.
EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, Method[] listenerMethods, Method addListenerMethod, Method removeListenerMethod)	Creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using java.lang.reflect.Method and java.lang.Class objects.
EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, Method[] listenerMethods, Method addListenerMethod, Method removeListenerMethod, Method getListenerMethod)	This constructor creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using java.lang.reflect.Method and java.lang.Class objects.
Expression(Object value, Object target, String methodName, Object[] arguments)	Creates a new Expression object with the specified value for the specified target object to invoke the method specified by the name and by the array of arguments.
Expression(Object target, String methodName, Object[] arguments)	Creates a new Expression object for the specified target object to invoke the method specified by the name and by the array of arguments.
IndexedPropertyChangeEvent(Object source, String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue, int index)	Constructs a new IndexedPropertyChangeEvent object.
IndexedPropertyDescriptor(String propertyName, Class<?> beanClass)	This constructor constructs an IndexedPropertyDescriptor for a property that follows the standard Java conventions by having getFoo and setFoo accessor methods, for both indexed access and array access.
IndexedPropertyDescriptor(String propertyName, Class<?> beanClass, String readMethodName, String writeMethodName, String indexedReadMethodName, String indexedWriteMethodName)	This constructor takes the name of a simple property, and method names for reading and writing the property, both indexed and non-indexed.
IndexedPropertyDescriptor(String propertyName, Method readMethod, Method writeMethod, Method indexedReadMethod, Method indexedWriteMethod)	This constructor takes the name of a simple property, and Method objects for reading and writing the property.
IntrospectionException(String mess)	Constructs an IntrospectionException with a detailed message.
PropertyChangeEvent(Object source, String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue)	Constructs a new PropertyChangeEvent.
PropertyChangeListenerProxy(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)	Constructor which binds the PropertyChangeListener to a specific property.
PropertyDescriptor(String propertyName, Class<?> beanClass)	Constructs a PropertyDescriptor for a property that follows the standard Java convention by having getFoo and setFoo accessor methods.
PropertyDescriptor(String propertyName, Class<?> beanClass, String readMethodName, String writeMethodName)	This constructor takes the name of a simple property, and method names for reading and writing the property.
PropertyDescriptor(String propertyName, Method readMethod, Method writeMethod)	This constructor takes the name of a simple property, and Method objects for reading and writing the property.
PropertyVetoException(String mess, PropertyChangeEvent evt)	Constructs a PropertyVetoException with a detailed message.
Statement(Object target, String methodName, Object[] arguments)	Creates a new Statement object for the specified target object to invoke the method specified by the name and by the array of arguments.
VetoableChangeListenerProxy(String propertyName, VetoableChangeListener listener)	Constructor which binds the VetoableChangeListener to a specific property.
XMLEncoder(OutputStream out, String charset, boolean declaration, int indentation)	Creates a new XML encoder to write out JavaBeans to the stream out using the given charset starting from the given indentation.

Uses of String in java.beans.beancontext

Methods in java.beans.beancontext with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	BeanContextChild.addPropertyChangeListener(String name, PropertyChangeListener pcl)	Adds a PropertyChangeListener to this BeanContextChild in order to receive a PropertyChangeEvent whenever the specified property has changed.
void	BeanContextChildSupport.addPropertyChangeListener(String name, PropertyChangeListener pcl)	Add a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property.
void	BeanContextChild.addVetoableChangeListener(String name, VetoableChangeListener vcl)	Adds a VetoableChangeListener to this BeanContextChild to receive events whenever the specified property changes.
void	BeanContextChildSupport.addVetoableChangeListener(String name, VetoableChangeListener vcl)	Add a VetoableChangeListener for a specific property.
void	BeanContextChildSupport.firePropertyChange(String name, Object oldValue, Object newValue)	Report a bound property update to any registered listeners.
void	BeanContextChildSupport.fireVetoableChange(String name, Object oldValue, Object newValue)	Report a vetoable property update to any registered listeners.
URL	BeanContext.getResource(String name, BeanContextChild bcc)	Analagous to java.lang.ClassLoader.getResource(), this method allows a BeanContext implementation to interpose behavior between the child Component and underlying ClassLoader.
URL	BeanContextSupport.getResource(String name, BeanContextChild bcc)
InputStream	BeanContext.getResourceAsStream(String name, BeanContextChild bcc)	Analagous to java.lang.ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(), this method allows a BeanContext implementation to interpose behavior between the child Component and underlying ClassLoader.
InputStream	BeanContextSupport.getResourceAsStream(String name, BeanContextChild bcc)
Object	BeanContext.instantiateChild(String beanName)	Instantiate the javaBean named as a child of this BeanContext.
Object	BeanContextSupport.instantiateChild(String beanName)	The instantiateChild method is a convenience hook in BeanContext to simplify the task of instantiating a Bean, nested, into a BeanContext.
void	BeanContextChild.removePropertyChangeListener(String name, PropertyChangeListener pcl)	Removes a PropertyChangeListener from this BeanContextChild so that it no longer receives PropertyChangeEvents when the specified property is changed.
void	BeanContextChildSupport.removePropertyChangeListener(String name, PropertyChangeListener pcl)	Remove a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property.
void	BeanContextChild.removeVetoableChangeListener(String name, VetoableChangeListener vcl)	Removes a VetoableChangeListener from this BeanContextChild so that it no longer receives events when the specified property changes.
void	BeanContextChildSupport.removeVetoableChangeListener(String name, VetoableChangeListener vcl)	Removes a VetoableChangeListener.

Uses of String in java.io

Fields in java.io declared as String

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected String	StringBufferInputStream.buffer	Deprecated. The string from which bytes are read.
String	InvalidClassException.classname	Name of the invalid class.
static String	File.pathSeparator	The system-dependent path-separator character, represented as a string for convenience.
static String	File.separator	The system-dependent default name-separator character, represented as a string for convenience.
String	StreamTokenizer.sval	If the current token is a word token, this field contains a string giving the characters of the word token.

Methods in java.io that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	File.getAbsolutePath()	Returns the absolute pathname string of this abstract pathname.
String	FilePermission.getActions()	Returns the "canonical string representation" of the actions.
String	File.getCanonicalPath()	Returns the canonical pathname string of this abstract pathname.
String	InputStreamReader.getEncoding()	Returns the name of the character encoding being used by this stream.
String	OutputStreamWriter.getEncoding()	Returns the name of the character encoding being used by this stream.
String	InvalidClassException.getMessage()	Produce the message and include the classname, if present.
String	WriteAbortedException.getMessage()	Produce the message and include the message from the nested exception, if there is one.
String	File.getName()	Returns the name of the file or directory denoted by this abstract pathname.
String	ObjectStreamClass.getName()	Returns the name of the class described by this descriptor.
String	ObjectStreamField.getName()	Get the name of this field.
String	File.getParent()	Returns the pathname string of this abstract pathname's parent, or null if this pathname does not name a parent directory.
String	File.getPath()	Converts this abstract pathname into a pathname string.
String	ObjectStreamField.getTypeString()	Return the JVM type signature.
String[]	File.list()	Returns an array of strings naming the files and directories in the directory denoted by this abstract pathname.
String[]	File.list(FilenameFilter filter)	Returns an array of strings naming the files and directories in the directory denoted by this abstract pathname that satisfy the specified filter.
String	BufferedReader.readLine()	Reads a line of text.
String	Console.readLine()	Reads a single line of text from the console.
String	Console.readLine(String fmt, Object... args)	Provides a formatted prompt, then reads a single line of text from the console.
String	DataInput.readLine()	Reads the next line of text from the input stream.
String	DataInputStream.readLine()	Deprecated. This method does not properly convert bytes to characters.
String	LineNumberReader.readLine()	Read a line of text.
String	ObjectInputStream.readLine()	Deprecated. This method does not properly convert bytes to characters.
String	RandomAccessFile.readLine()	Reads the next line of text from this file.
String	DataInput.readUTF()	Reads in a string that has been encoded using a modified UTF-8 format.
String	DataInputStream.readUTF()	See the general contract of the readUTF method of DataInput.
static String	DataInputStream.readUTF(DataInput in)	Reads from the stream in a representation of a Unicode character string encoded in modified UTF-8 format; this string of characters is then returned as a String.
String	ObjectInputStream.readUTF()	Reads a String in modified UTF-8 format.
String	RandomAccessFile.readUTF()	Reads in a string from this file.
String	ByteArrayOutputStream.toString()	Converts the buffer's contents into a string decoding bytes using the platform's default character set.
String	ByteArrayOutputStream.toString(int hibyte)	Deprecated. This method does not properly convert bytes into characters.
String	ByteArrayOutputStream.toString(String charsetName)	Converts the buffer's contents into a string by decoding the bytes using the named charset.
String	ByteArrayOutputStream.toString(Charset charset)	Converts the buffer's contents into a string by decoding the bytes using the specified charset.
String	CharArrayWriter.toString()	Converts input data to a string.
String	File.toString()	Returns the pathname string of this abstract pathname.
String	ObjectStreamClass.toString()	Return a string describing this ObjectStreamClass.
String	ObjectStreamField.toString()	Return a string that describes this field.
String	StreamTokenizer.toString()	Returns the string representation of the current stream token and the line number it occurs on.
String	StringWriter.toString()	Return the buffer's current value as a string.

Methods in java.io that return types with arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Stream<String>	BufferedReader.lines()	Returns a Stream, the elements of which are lines read from this BufferedReader.

Methods in java.io with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	FilenameFilter.accept(File dir, String name)	Tests if a specified file should be included in a file list.
static ObjectInputFilter	ObjectInputFilter.Config.createFilter(String pattern)	Returns an ObjectInputFilter from a string of patterns.
static File	File.createTempFile(String prefix, String suffix)	Creates an empty file in the default temporary-file directory, using the given prefix and suffix to generate its name.
static File	File.createTempFile(String prefix, String suffix, File directory)	Creates a new empty file in the specified directory, using the given prefix and suffix strings to generate its name.
abstract boolean	ObjectInputStream.GetField.defaulted(String name)	Return true if the named field is defaulted and has no value in this stream.
Console	Console.format(String fmt, Object... args)	Writes a formatted string to this console's output stream using the specified format string and arguments.
PrintStream	PrintStream.format(String format, Object... args)	Writes a formatted string to this output stream using the specified format string and arguments.
PrintStream	PrintStream.format(Locale l, String format, Object... args)	Writes a formatted string to this output stream using the specified format string and arguments.
PrintWriter	PrintWriter.format(String format, Object... args)	Writes a formatted string to this writer using the specified format string and arguments.
PrintWriter	PrintWriter.format(Locale l, String format, Object... args)	Writes a formatted string to this writer using the specified format string and arguments.
abstract boolean	ObjectInputStream.GetField.get(String name, boolean val)	Get the value of the named boolean field from the persistent field.
abstract byte	ObjectInputStream.GetField.get(String name, byte val)	Get the value of the named byte field from the persistent field.
abstract char	ObjectInputStream.GetField.get(String name, char val)	Get the value of the named char field from the persistent field.
abstract double	ObjectInputStream.GetField.get(String name, double val)	Get the value of the named double field from the persistent field.
abstract float	ObjectInputStream.GetField.get(String name, float val)	Get the value of the named float field from the persistent field.
abstract int	ObjectInputStream.GetField.get(String name, int val)	Get the value of the named int field from the persistent field.
abstract long	ObjectInputStream.GetField.get(String name, long val)	Get the value of the named long field from the persistent field.
abstract short	ObjectInputStream.GetField.get(String name, short val)	Get the value of the named short field from the persistent field.
abstract Object	ObjectInputStream.GetField.get(String name, Object val)	Get the value of the named Object field from the persistent field.
ObjectStreamField	ObjectStreamClass.getField(String name)	Get the field of this class by name.
void	PrintStream.print(String s)	Prints a string.
void	PrintWriter.print(String s)	Prints a string.
Console	Console.printf(String format, Object... args)	A convenience method to write a formatted string to this console's output stream using the specified format string and arguments.
PrintStream	PrintStream.printf(String format, Object... args)	A convenience method to write a formatted string to this output stream using the specified format string and arguments.
PrintStream	PrintStream.printf(Locale l, String format, Object... args)	A convenience method to write a formatted string to this output stream using the specified format string and arguments.
PrintWriter	PrintWriter.printf(String format, Object... args)	A convenience method to write a formatted string to this writer using the specified format string and arguments.
PrintWriter	PrintWriter.printf(Locale l, String format, Object... args)	A convenience method to write a formatted string to this writer using the specified format string and arguments.
void	PrintStream.println(String x)	Prints a String and then terminate the line.
void	PrintWriter.println(String x)	Prints a String and then terminates the line.
abstract void	ObjectOutputStream.PutField.put(String name, boolean val)	Put the value of the named boolean field into the persistent field.
abstract void	ObjectOutputStream.PutField.put(String name, byte val)	Put the value of the named byte field into the persistent field.
abstract void	ObjectOutputStream.PutField.put(String name, char val)	Put the value of the named char field into the persistent field.
abstract void	ObjectOutputStream.PutField.put(String name, double val)	Put the value of the named double field into the persistent field.
abstract void	ObjectOutputStream.PutField.put(String name, float val)	Put the value of the named float field into the persistent field.
abstract void	ObjectOutputStream.PutField.put(String name, int val)	Put the value of the named int field into the persistent field.
abstract void	ObjectOutputStream.PutField.put(String name, long val)	Put the value of the named long field into the persistent field.
abstract void	ObjectOutputStream.PutField.put(String name, short val)	Put the value of the named short field into the persistent field.
abstract void	ObjectOutputStream.PutField.put(String name, Object val)	Put the value of the named Object field into the persistent field.
String	Console.readLine(String fmt, Object... args)	Provides a formatted prompt, then reads a single line of text from the console.
char[]	Console.readPassword(String fmt, Object... args)	Provides a formatted prompt, then reads a password or passphrase from the console with echoing disabled.
protected Class<?>	ObjectInputStream.resolveProxyClass(String[] interfaces)	Returns a proxy class that implements the interfaces named in a proxy class descriptor; subclasses may implement this method to read custom data from the stream along with the descriptors for dynamic proxy classes, allowing them to use an alternate loading mechanism for the interfaces and the proxy class.
String	ByteArrayOutputStream.toString(String charsetName)	Converts the buffer's contents into a string by decoding the bytes using the named charset.
static ObjectInputFilter.Status	ObjectInputFilter.Status.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
void	BufferedWriter.write(String s, int off, int len)	Writes a portion of a String.
void	CharArrayWriter.write(String str, int off, int len)	Write a portion of a string to the buffer.
void	FilterWriter.write(String str, int off, int len)	Writes a portion of a string.
void	OutputStreamWriter.write(String str, int off, int len)	Writes a portion of a string.
void	PrintWriter.write(String s)	Writes a string.
void	PrintWriter.write(String s, int off, int len)	Writes a portion of a string.
void	StringWriter.write(String str)	Write a string.
void	StringWriter.write(String str, int off, int len)	Write a portion of a string.
void	Writer.write(String str)	Writes a string.
void	Writer.write(String str, int off, int len)	Writes a portion of a string.
void	DataOutput.writeBytes(String s)	Writes a string to the output stream.
void	DataOutputStream.writeBytes(String s)	Writes out the string to the underlying output stream as a sequence of bytes.
void	ObjectOutputStream.writeBytes(String str)	Writes a String as a sequence of bytes.
void	RandomAccessFile.writeBytes(String s)	Writes the string to the file as a sequence of bytes.
void	DataOutput.writeChars(String s)	Writes every character in the string s, to the output stream, in order, two bytes per character.
void	DataOutputStream.writeChars(String s)	Writes a string to the underlying output stream as a sequence of characters.
void	ObjectOutputStream.writeChars(String str)	Writes a String as a sequence of chars.
void	RandomAccessFile.writeChars(String s)	Writes a string to the file as a sequence of characters.
void	DataOutput.writeUTF(String s)	Writes two bytes of length information to the output stream, followed by the modified UTF-8 representation of every character in the string s.
void	DataOutputStream.writeUTF(String str)	Writes a string to the underlying output stream using modified UTF-8 encoding in a machine-independent manner.
void	ObjectOutputStream.writeUTF(String str)	Primitive data write of this String in modified UTF-8 format.
void	RandomAccessFile.writeUTF(String str)	Writes a string to the file using modified UTF-8 encoding in a machine-independent manner.

Constructors in java.io with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
CharConversionException(String s)	This provides a detailed message.
EOFException(String s)	Constructs an EOFException with the specified detail message.
File(File parent, String child)	Creates a new File instance from a parent abstract pathname and a child pathname string.
File(String pathname)	Creates a new File instance by converting the given pathname string into an abstract pathname.
File(String parent, String child)	Creates a new File instance from a parent pathname string and a child pathname string.
FileInputStream(String name)	Creates a FileInputStream by opening a connection to an actual file, the file named by the path name name in the file system.
FileNotFoundException(String s)	Constructs a FileNotFoundException with the specified detail message.
FileOutputStream(String name)	Creates a file output stream to write to the file with the specified name.
FileOutputStream(String name, boolean append)	Creates a file output stream to write to the file with the specified name.
FilePermission(String path, String actions)	Creates a new FilePermission object with the specified actions.
FileReader(String fileName)	Creates a new FileReader, given the name of the file to read, using the platform's default charset.
FileReader(String fileName, Charset charset)	Creates a new FileReader, given the name of the file to read and the charset.
FileWriter(String fileName)	Constructs a FileWriter given a file name, using the platform's default charset
FileWriter(String fileName, boolean append)	Constructs a FileWriter given a file name and a boolean indicating whether to append the data written, using the platform's default charset.
FileWriter(String fileName, Charset charset)	Constructs a FileWriter given a file name and charset.
FileWriter(String fileName, Charset charset, boolean append)	Constructs a FileWriter given a file name, charset and a boolean indicating whether to append the data written.
InputStreamReader(InputStream in, String charsetName)	Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the named charset.
InterruptedIOException(String s)	Constructs an InterruptedIOException with the specified detail message.
InvalidClassException(String reason)	Report an InvalidClassException for the reason specified.
InvalidClassException(String cname, String reason)	Constructs an InvalidClassException object.
InvalidObjectException(String reason)	Constructs an InvalidObjectException.
IOException(String message)	Constructs an IOException with the specified detail message.
IOException(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs an IOException with the specified detail message and cause.
NotActiveException(String reason)	Constructor to create a new NotActiveException with the reason given.
NotSerializableException(String classname)	Constructs a NotSerializableException object with message string.
ObjectStreamException(String message)	Create an ObjectStreamException with the specified argument.
ObjectStreamField(String name, Class<?> type)	Create a Serializable field with the specified type.
ObjectStreamField(String name, Class<?> type, boolean unshared)	Creates an ObjectStreamField representing a serializable field with the given name and type.
OutputStreamWriter(OutputStream out, String charsetName)	Creates an OutputStreamWriter that uses the named charset.
PrintStream(File file, String csn)	Creates a new print stream, without automatic line flushing, with the specified file and charset.
PrintStream(OutputStream out, boolean autoFlush, String encoding)	Creates a new print stream.
PrintStream(String fileName)	Creates a new print stream, without automatic line flushing, with the specified file name.
PrintStream(String fileName, String csn)	Creates a new print stream, without automatic line flushing, with the specified file name and charset.
PrintStream(String fileName, Charset charset)	Creates a new print stream, without automatic line flushing, with the specified file name and charset.
PrintWriter(File file, String csn)	Creates a new PrintWriter, without automatic line flushing, with the specified file and charset.
PrintWriter(String fileName)	Creates a new PrintWriter, without automatic line flushing, with the specified file name.
PrintWriter(String fileName, String csn)	Creates a new PrintWriter, without automatic line flushing, with the specified file name and charset.
PrintWriter(String fileName, Charset charset)	Creates a new PrintWriter, without automatic line flushing, with the specified file name and charset.
RandomAccessFile(File file, String mode)	Creates a random access file stream to read from, and optionally to write to, the file specified by the File argument.
RandomAccessFile(String name, String mode)	Creates a random access file stream to read from, and optionally to write to, a file with the specified name.
SerializablePermission(String name)	Creates a new SerializablePermission with the specified name.
SerializablePermission(String name, String actions)	Creates a new SerializablePermission object with the specified name.
StreamCorruptedException(String reason)	Create a StreamCorruptedException and list a reason why thrown.
StringBufferInputStream(String s)	Deprecated. Creates a string input stream to read data from the specified string.
StringReader(String s)	Creates a new string reader.
SyncFailedException(String desc)	Constructs an SyncFailedException with a detail message.
UncheckedIOException(String message, IOException cause)	Constructs an instance of this class.
UnsupportedEncodingException(String s)	Constructs an UnsupportedEncodingException with a detail message.
UTFDataFormatException(String s)	Constructs a UTFDataFormatException with the specified detail message.
WriteAbortedException(String s, Exception ex)	Constructs a WriteAbortedException with a string describing the exception and the exception causing the abort.

Uses of String in java.lang

Fields in java.lang with type parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static Comparator<String>	String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER	A Comparator that orders String objects as by compareToIgnoreCase.

Methods in java.lang that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	System.clearProperty(String key)	Removes the system property indicated by the specified key.
String	String.concat(String str)	Concatenates the specified string to the end of this string.
String	EnumConstantNotPresentException.constantName()	Returns the name of the missing enum constant.
static String	String.copyValueOf(char[] data)	Equivalent to valueOf(char[]).
static String	String.copyValueOf(char[] data, int offset, int count)	Equivalent to valueOf(char[], int, int).
protected String	ClassLoader.findLibrary(String libname)	Returns the absolute path name of a native library.
static String	String.format(String format, Object... args)	Returns a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.
static String	String.format(Locale l, String format, Object... args)	Returns a formatted string using the specified locale, format string, and arguments.
String	Class.getCanonicalName()	Returns the canonical name of the underlying class as defined by the Java Language Specification.
String	StackTraceElement.getClassLoaderName()	Returns the name of the class loader of the class containing the execution point represented by this stack trace element.
String	StackTraceElement.getClassName()	Returns the fully qualified name of the class containing the execution point represented by this stack trace element.
String	StackWalker.StackFrame.getClassName()	Gets the binary name of the declaring class of the method represented by this stack frame.
default String	StackWalker.StackFrame.getDescriptor()	Returns the descriptor of the method represented by this stack frame as defined by The Java Virtual Machine Specification.
static String	System.getenv(String name)	Gets the value of the specified environment variable.
String	StackTraceElement.getFileName()	Returns the name of the source file containing the execution point represented by this stack trace element.
String	StackWalker.StackFrame.getFileName()	Returns the name of the source file containing the execution point represented by this stack frame.
String	Package.getImplementationTitle()	Return the title of this package.
String	Package.getImplementationVendor()	Returns the vendor that implemented this package, null is returned if it is not known.
String	Package.getImplementationVersion()	Return the version of this implementation.
String	Throwable.getLocalizedMessage()	Creates a localized description of this throwable.
String	Throwable.getMessage()	Returns the detail message string of this throwable.
String	StackTraceElement.getMethodName()	Returns the name of the method containing the execution point represented by this stack trace element.
String	StackWalker.StackFrame.getMethodName()	Gets the name of the method represented by this stack frame.
String	StackTraceElement.getModuleName()	Returns the module name of the module containing the execution point represented by this stack trace element.
String	StackTraceElement.getModuleVersion()	Returns the module version of the module containing the execution point represented by this stack trace element.
static String	Character.getName(int codePoint)	Returns the Unicode name of the specified character codePoint, or null if the code point is unassigned.
String	Class.getName()	Returns the name of the entity (class, interface, array class, primitive type, or void) represented by this Class object, as a String.
String	ClassLoader.getName()	Returns the name of this class loader or null if this class loader is not named.
String	Module.getName()	Returns the module name or null if this module is an unnamed module.
String	Package.getName()	Return the name of this package.
String	System.Logger.getName()	Returns the name of this logger.
String	System.Logger.Level.getName()	Returns the name of this level.
String	Thread.getName()	Returns this thread's name.
String	ThreadGroup.getName()	Returns the name of this thread group.
String	Class.getPackageName()	Returns the fully qualified package name.
static String	System.getProperty(String key)	Gets the system property indicated by the specified key.
static String	System.getProperty(String key, String def)	Gets the system property indicated by the specified key.
String	Class.getSimpleName()	Returns the simple name of the underlying class as given in the source code.
String	Package.getSpecificationTitle()	Return the title of the specification that this package implements.
String	Package.getSpecificationVendor()	Return the name of the organization, vendor, or company that owns and maintains the specification of the classes that implement this package.
String	Package.getSpecificationVersion()	Returns the version number of the specification that this package implements.
String	Class.getTypeName()	Return an informative string for the name of this type.
String	String.intern()	Returns a canonical representation for the string object.
static String	String.join(CharSequence delimiter, CharSequence... elements)	Returns a new String composed of copies of the CharSequence elements joined together with a copy of the specified delimiter.
static String	String.join(CharSequence delimiter, Iterable<? extends CharSequence> elements)	Returns a new String composed of copies of the CharSequence elements joined together with a copy of the specified delimiter.
static String	System.lineSeparator()	Returns the system-dependent line separator string.
static String	System.mapLibraryName(String libname)	Maps a library name into a platform-specific string representing a native library.
String	Enum.name()	Returns the name of this enum constant, exactly as declared in its enum declaration.
String	String.repeat(int count)	Returns a string whose value is the concatenation of this string repeated count times.
String	String.replace(char oldChar, char newChar)	Returns a string resulting from replacing all occurrences of oldChar in this string with newChar.
String	String.replace(CharSequence target, CharSequence replacement)	Replaces each substring of this string that matches the literal target sequence with the specified literal replacement sequence.
String	String.replaceAll(String regex, String replacement)	Replaces each substring of this string that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.
String	String.replaceFirst(String regex, String replacement)	Replaces the first substring of this string that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.
static String	System.setProperty(String key, String value)	Sets the system property indicated by the specified key.
String	since()	Returns the version in which the annotated element became deprecated.
String[]	String.split(String regex)	Splits this string around matches of the given regular expression.
String[]	String.split(String regex, int limit)	Splits this string around matches of the given regular expression.
String	String.strip()	Returns a string whose value is this string, with all leading and trailing white space removed.
String	String.stripLeading()	Returns a string whose value is this string, with all leading white space removed.
String	String.stripTrailing()	Returns a string whose value is this string, with all trailing white space removed.
String	String.substring(int beginIndex)	Returns a string that is a substring of this string.
String	String.substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex)	Returns a string that is a substring of this string.
String	StringBuffer.substring(int start)
String	StringBuffer.substring(int start, int end)
static String	Integer.toBinaryString(int i)	Returns a string representation of the integer argument as an unsigned integer in base 2.
static String	Long.toBinaryString(long i)	Returns a string representation of the long argument as an unsigned integer in base 2.
String	Class.toGenericString()	Returns a string describing this Class, including information about modifiers and type parameters.
static String	Double.toHexString(double d)	Returns a hexadecimal string representation of the double argument.
static String	Float.toHexString(float f)	Returns a hexadecimal string representation of the float argument.
static String	Integer.toHexString(int i)	Returns a string representation of the integer argument as an unsigned integer in base 16.
static String	Long.toHexString(long i)	Returns a string representation of the long argument as an unsigned integer in base 16.
String	String.toLowerCase()	Converts all of the characters in this String to lower case using the rules of the default locale.
String	String.toLowerCase(Locale locale)	Converts all of the characters in this String to lower case using the rules of the given Locale.
static String	Integer.toOctalString(int i)	Returns a string representation of the integer argument as an unsigned integer in base 8.
static String	Long.toOctalString(long i)	Returns a string representation of the long argument as an unsigned integer in base 8.
String	Boolean.toString()	Returns a String object representing this Boolean's value.
static String	Boolean.toString(boolean b)	Returns a String object representing the specified boolean.
String	Byte.toString()	Returns a String object representing this Byte's value.
static String	Byte.toString(byte b)	Returns a new String object representing the specified byte.
String	Character.Subset.toString()	Returns the name of this subset.
String	Character.toString()	Returns a String object representing this Character's value.
static String	Character.toString(char c)	Returns a String object representing the specified char.
static String	Character.toString(int codePoint)	Returns a String object representing the specified character (Unicode code point).
String	CharSequence.toString()	Returns a string containing the characters in this sequence in the same order as this sequence.
String	Class.toString()	Converts the object to a string.
String	Double.toString()	Returns a string representation of this Double object.
static String	Double.toString(double d)	Returns a string representation of the double argument.
String	Enum.toString()	Returns the name of this enum constant, as contained in the declaration.
String	Float.toString()	Returns a string representation of this Float object.
static String	Float.toString(float f)	Returns a string representation of the float argument.
String	Integer.toString()	Returns a String object representing this Integer's value.
static String	Integer.toString(int i)	Returns a String object representing the specified integer.
static String	Integer.toString(int i, int radix)	Returns a string representation of the first argument in the radix specified by the second argument.
String	Long.toString()	Returns a String object representing this Long's value.
static String	Long.toString(long i)	Returns a String object representing the specified long.
static String	Long.toString(long i, int radix)	Returns a string representation of the first argument in the radix specified by the second argument.
String	Module.toString()	Returns the string representation of this module.
String	ModuleLayer.toString()	Returns a string describing this module layer.
String	Object.toString()	Returns a string representation of the object.
String	Package.toString()	Returns the string representation of this Package.
String	Runtime.Version.toString()	Returns a string representation of this version.
String	Short.toString()	Returns a String object representing this Short's value.
static String	Short.toString(short s)	Returns a new String object representing the specified short.
String	StackTraceElement.toString()	Returns a string representation of this stack trace element.
String	String.toString()	This object (which is already a string!)
String	Thread.toString()	Returns a string representation of this thread, including the thread's name, priority, and thread group.
String	ThreadGroup.toString()	Returns a string representation of this Thread group.
String	Throwable.toString()	Returns a short description of this throwable.
static String	Integer.toUnsignedString(int i)	Returns a string representation of the argument as an unsigned decimal value.
static String	Integer.toUnsignedString(int i, int radix)	Returns a string representation of the first argument as an unsigned integer value in the radix specified by the second argument.
static String	Long.toUnsignedString(long i)	Returns a string representation of the argument as an unsigned decimal value.
static String	Long.toUnsignedString(long i, int radix)	Returns a string representation of the first argument as an unsigned integer value in the radix specified by the second argument.
String	String.toUpperCase()	Converts all of the characters in this String to upper case using the rules of the default locale.
String	String.toUpperCase(Locale locale)	Converts all of the characters in this String to upper case using the rules of the given Locale.
String	String.trim()	Returns a string whose value is this string, with all leading and trailing space removed, where space is defined as any character whose codepoint is less than or equal to 'U+0020' (the space character).
String	TypeNotPresentException.typeName()	Returns the fully qualified name of the unavailable type.
String[]	value()	The set of warnings that are to be suppressed by the compiler in the annotated element.
static String	String.valueOf(boolean b)	Returns the string representation of the boolean argument.
static String	String.valueOf(char c)	Returns the string representation of the char argument.
static String	String.valueOf(char[] data)	Returns the string representation of the char array argument.
static String	String.valueOf(char[] data, int offset, int count)	Returns the string representation of a specific subarray of the char array argument.
static String	String.valueOf(double d)	Returns the string representation of the double argument.
static String	String.valueOf(float f)	Returns the string representation of the float argument.
static String	String.valueOf(int i)	Returns the string representation of the int argument.
static String	String.valueOf(long l)	Returns the string representation of the long argument.
static String	String.valueOf(Object obj)	Returns the string representation of the Object argument.

Methods in java.lang that return types with arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<String>	ProcessBuilder.command()	Returns this process builder's operating system program and arguments.
Optional<String>	ProcessHandle.Info.command()	Returns the executable pathname of the process.
Optional<String>	ProcessHandle.Info.commandLine()	Returns the command line of the process.
Map<String,String>	ProcessBuilder.environment()	Returns a string map view of this process builder's environment.
Map<String,String>	ProcessBuilder.environment()	Returns a string map view of this process builder's environment.
static Map<String,String>	System.getenv()	Returns an unmodifiable string map view of the current system environment.
static Map<String,String>	System.getenv()	Returns an unmodifiable string map view of the current system environment.
Set<String>	Module.getPackages()	Returns the set of package names for the packages in this module.
Stream<String>	String.lines()	Returns a stream of lines extracted from this string, separated by line terminators.
Optional<String>	Runtime.Version.optional()	Returns optional additional identifying build information.
Optional<String>	Runtime.Version.pre()	Returns the optional pre-release information.
Optional<String>	ProcessHandle.Info.user()	Return the user of the process.

Methods in java.lang with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Module	Module.addExports(String pn, Module other)	If the caller's module is this module then update this module to export the given package to the given module.
ModuleLayer.Controller	ModuleLayer.Controller.addExports(Module source, String pn, Module target)	Updates module source in the layer to export a package to module target.
Module	Module.addOpens(String pn, Module other)	If this module has opened a package to at least the caller module then update this module to open the package to the given module.
ModuleLayer.Controller	ModuleLayer.Controller.addOpens(Module source, String pn, Module target)	Updates module source in the layer to open a package to module target.
StringBuffer	StringBuffer.append(String str)
StringBuilder	StringBuilder.append(String str)
void	SecurityManager.checkAccept(String host, int port)	Throws a SecurityException if the calling thread is not permitted to accept a socket connection from the specified host and port number.
void	SecurityManager.checkConnect(String host, int port)	Throws a SecurityException if the calling thread is not allowed to open a socket connection to the specified host and port number.
void	SecurityManager.checkConnect(String host, int port, Object context)	Throws a SecurityException if the specified security context is not allowed to open a socket connection to the specified host and port number.
void	SecurityManager.checkDelete(String file)	Throws a SecurityException if the calling thread is not allowed to delete the specified file.
void	SecurityManager.checkExec(String cmd)	Throws a SecurityException if the calling thread is not allowed to create a subprocess.
void	SecurityManager.checkLink(String lib)	Throws a SecurityException if the calling thread is not allowed to dynamic link the library code specified by the string argument file.
void	SecurityManager.checkPackageAccess(String pkg)	Throws a SecurityException if the calling thread is not allowed to access the specified package.
void	SecurityManager.checkPackageDefinition(String pkg)	Throws a SecurityException if the calling thread is not allowed to define classes in the specified package.
void	SecurityManager.checkPropertyAccess(String key)	Throws a SecurityException if the calling thread is not allowed to access the system property with the specified key name.
void	SecurityManager.checkRead(String file)	Throws a SecurityException if the calling thread is not allowed to read the file specified by the string argument.
void	SecurityManager.checkRead(String file, Object context)	Throws a SecurityException if the specified security context is not allowed to read the file specified by the string argument.
void	SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String target)	Determines whether the permission with the specified permission target name should be granted or denied.
void	SecurityManager.checkWrite(String file)	Throws a SecurityException if the calling thread is not allowed to write to the file specified by the string argument.
static String	System.clearProperty(String key)	Removes the system property indicated by the specified key.
static int	Character.codePointOf(String name)	Returns the code point value of the Unicode character specified by the given Unicode character name.
ProcessBuilder	ProcessBuilder.command(String... command)	Sets this process builder's operating system program and arguments.
int	String.compareTo(String anotherString)	Compares two strings lexicographically.
int	String.compareToIgnoreCase(String str)	Compares two strings lexicographically, ignoring case differences.
static boolean	Compiler.compileClasses(String string)	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Compiles all classes whose name matches the specified string.
String	String.concat(String str)	Concatenates the specified string to the end of this string.
static Byte	Byte.decode(String nm)	Decodes a String into a Byte.
static Integer	Integer.decode(String nm)	Decodes a String into an Integer.
static Long	Long.decode(String nm)	Decodes a String into a Long.
static Short	Short.decode(String nm)	Decodes a String into a Short.
protected Class<?>	ClassLoader.defineClass(String name, byte[] b, int off, int len)	Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class Class.
protected Class<?>	ClassLoader.defineClass(String name, byte[] b, int off, int len, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain)	Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class Class, with a given ProtectionDomain.
protected Class<?>	ClassLoader.defineClass(String name, ByteBuffer b, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain)	Converts a ByteBuffer into an instance of class Class, with the given ProtectionDomain.
protected Package	ClassLoader.definePackage(String name, String specTitle, String specVersion, String specVendor, String implTitle, String implVersion, String implVendor, URL sealBase)	Defines a package by name in this ClassLoader.
boolean	String.endsWith(String suffix)	Tests if this string ends with the specified suffix.
boolean	String.equalsIgnoreCase(String anotherString)	Compares this String to another String, ignoring case considerations.
Process	Runtime.exec(String command)	Executes the specified string command in a separate process.
Process	Runtime.exec(String[] cmdarray)	Executes the specified command and arguments in a separate process.
Process	Runtime.exec(String[] cmdarray, String[] envp)	Executes the specified command and arguments in a separate process with the specified environment.
Process	Runtime.exec(String[] cmdarray, String[] envp, File dir)	Executes the specified command and arguments in a separate process with the specified environment and working directory.
Process	Runtime.exec(String command, String[] envp)	Executes the specified string command in a separate process with the specified environment.
Process	Runtime.exec(String command, String[] envp, File dir)	Executes the specified string command in a separate process with the specified environment and working directory.
protected Class<?>	ClassLoader.findClass(String name)	Finds the class with the specified binary name.
protected Class<?>	ClassLoader.findClass(String moduleName, String name)	Finds the class with the given binary name in a module defined to this class loader.
protected String	ClassLoader.findLibrary(String libname)	Returns the absolute path name of a native library.
protected Class<?>	ClassLoader.findLoadedClass(String name)	Returns the class with the given binary name if this loader has been recorded by the Java virtual machine as an initiating loader of a class with that binary name.
ClassLoader	ModuleLayer.findLoader(String name)	Returns the ClassLoader for the module with the given name.
Optional<Module>	ModuleLayer.findModule(String name)	Returns the module with the given name in this layer, or if not in this layer, the parent layers.
protected URL	ClassLoader.findResource(String name)	Finds the resource with the given name.
protected URL	ClassLoader.findResource(String moduleName, String name)	Returns a URL to a resource in a module defined to this class loader.
protected Enumeration<URL>	ClassLoader.findResources(String name)	Returns an enumeration of URL objects representing all the resources with the given name.
protected Class<?>	ClassLoader.findSystemClass(String name)	Finds a class with the specified binary name, loading it if necessary.
static String	String.format(String format, Object... args)	Returns a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.
static String	String.format(Locale l, String format, Object... args)	Returns a formatted string using the specified locale, format string, and arguments.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	Character.UnicodeBlock.forName(String blockName)	Returns the UnicodeBlock with the given name.
static Character.UnicodeScript	Character.UnicodeScript.forName(String scriptName)	Returns the UnicodeScript constant with the given Unicode script name or the script name alias.
static Class<?>	Class.forName(Module module, String name)	Returns the Class with the given binary name in the given module.
static Class<?>	Class.forName(String className)	Returns the Class object associated with the class or interface with the given string name.
static Class<?>	Class.forName(String name, boolean initialize, ClassLoader loader)	Returns the Class object associated with the class or interface with the given string name, using the given class loader.
static boolean	Boolean.getBoolean(String name)	Returns true if and only if the system property named by the argument exists and is equal to, ignoring case, the string "true".
byte[]	String.getBytes(String charsetName)	Encodes this String into a sequence of bytes using the named charset, storing the result into a new byte array.
protected Object	ClassLoader.getClassLoadingLock(String className)	Returns the lock object for class loading operations.
Field	Class.getDeclaredField(String name)	Returns a Field object that reflects the specified declared field of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Method	Class.getDeclaredMethod(String name, Class<?>... parameterTypes)	Returns a Method object that reflects the specified declared method of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Package	ClassLoader.getDefinedPackage(String name)	Returns a Package of the given name that has been defined by this class loader.
static String	System.getenv(String name)	Gets the value of the specified environment variable.
Field	Class.getField(String name)	Returns a Field object that reflects the specified public member field of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
static Integer	Integer.getInteger(String nm)	Determines the integer value of the system property with the specified name.
static Integer	Integer.getInteger(String nm, int val)	Determines the integer value of the system property with the specified name.
static Integer	Integer.getInteger(String nm, Integer val)	Returns the integer value of the system property with the specified name.
System.Logger	System.LoggerFinder.getLocalizedLogger(String name, ResourceBundle bundle, Module module)	Returns a localizable instance of Logger for the given module.
static System.Logger	System.getLogger(String name)	Returns an instance of Logger for the caller's use.
static System.Logger	System.getLogger(String name, ResourceBundle bundle)	Returns a localizable instance of Logger for the caller's use.
abstract System.Logger	System.LoggerFinder.getLogger(String name, Module module)	Returns an instance of Logger for the given module.
static Long	Long.getLong(String nm)	Determines the long value of the system property with the specified name.
static Long	Long.getLong(String nm, long val)	Determines the long value of the system property with the specified name.
static Long	Long.getLong(String nm, Long val)	Returns the long value of the system property with the specified name.
Method	Class.getMethod(String name, Class<?>... parameterTypes)	Returns a Method object that reflects the specified public member method of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
protected Package	ClassLoader.getPackage(String name)	Deprecated. If multiple class loaders delegate to each other and define classes with the same package name, and one such loader relies on the lookup behavior of getPackage to return a Package from a parent loader, then the properties exposed by the Package may not be as expected in the rest of the program.
static Package	Package.getPackage(String name)	Deprecated. If multiple class loaders delegate to each other and define classes with the same package name, and one such loader relies on the lookup behavior of getPackage to return a Package from a parent loader, then the properties exposed by the Package may not be as expected in the rest of the program.
static String	System.getProperty(String key)	Gets the system property indicated by the specified key.
static String	System.getProperty(String key, String def)	Gets the system property indicated by the specified key.
URL	Class.getResource(String name)	Finds a resource with a given name.
URL	ClassLoader.getResource(String name)	Finds the resource with the given name.
InputStream	Class.getResourceAsStream(String name)	Finds a resource with a given name.
InputStream	ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(String name)	Returns an input stream for reading the specified resource.
InputStream	Module.getResourceAsStream(String name)	Returns an input stream for reading a resource in this module.
Enumeration<URL>	ClassLoader.getResources(String name)	Finds all the resources with the given name.
static URL	ClassLoader.getSystemResource(String name)	Find a resource of the specified name from the search path used to load classes.
static InputStream	ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(String name)	Open for reading, a resource of the specified name from the search path used to load classes.
static Enumeration<URL>	ClassLoader.getSystemResources(String name)	Finds all resources of the specified name from the search path used to load classes.
int	String.indexOf(String str)	Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring.
int	String.indexOf(String str, int fromIndex)	Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring, starting at the specified index.
int	StringBuffer.indexOf(String str)
int	StringBuffer.indexOf(String str, int fromIndex)
int	StringBuilder.indexOf(String str)
int	StringBuilder.indexOf(String str, int fromIndex)
StringBuffer	StringBuffer.insert(int offset, String str)
StringBuilder	StringBuilder.insert(int offset, String str)
boolean	Package.isCompatibleWith(String desired)	Compare this package's specification version with a desired version.
boolean	Module.isExported(String pn)	Returns true if this module exports the given package unconditionally.
boolean	Module.isExported(String pn, Module other)	Returns true if this module exports the given package to at least the given module.
boolean	Module.isOpen(String pn)	Returns true if this module has opened a package unconditionally.
boolean	Module.isOpen(String pn, Module other)	Returns true if this module has opened a package to at least the given module.
int	String.lastIndexOf(String str)	Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring.
int	String.lastIndexOf(String 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	StringBuffer.lastIndexOf(String str)
int	StringBuffer.lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex)
int	StringBuilder.lastIndexOf(String str)
int	StringBuilder.lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex)
void	Runtime.load(String filename)	Loads the native library specified by the filename argument.
static void	System.load(String filename)	Loads the native library specified by the filename argument.
Class<?>	ClassLoader.loadClass(String name)	Loads the class with the specified binary name.
protected Class<?>	ClassLoader.loadClass(String name, boolean resolve)	Loads the class with the specified binary name.
void	Runtime.loadLibrary(String libname)	Loads the native library specified by the libname argument.
static void	System.loadLibrary(String libname)	Loads the native library specified by the libname argument.
default void	System.Logger.log(System.Logger.Level level, String msg)	Logs a message.
default void	System.Logger.log(System.Logger.Level level, String format, Object... params)	Logs a message with an optional list of parameters.
default void	System.Logger.log(System.Logger.Level level, String msg, Throwable thrown)	Logs a message associated with a given throwable.
void	System.Logger.log(System.Logger.Level level, ResourceBundle bundle, String format, Object... params)	Logs a message with resource bundle and an optional list of parameters.
void	System.Logger.log(System.Logger.Level level, ResourceBundle bundle, String msg, Throwable thrown)	Logs a localized message associated with a given throwable.
static String	System.mapLibraryName(String libname)	Maps a library name into a platform-specific string representing a native library.
boolean	String.matches(String regex)	Tells whether or not this string matches the given regular expression.
static Runtime.Version	Runtime.Version.parse(String s)	Parses the given string as a valid version string containing a version number followed by pre-release and build information.
static boolean	Boolean.parseBoolean(String s)	Parses the string argument as a boolean.
static byte	Byte.parseByte(String s)	Parses the string argument as a signed decimal byte.
static byte	Byte.parseByte(String s, int radix)	Parses the string argument as a signed byte in the radix specified by the second argument.
static double	Double.parseDouble(String s)	Returns a new double initialized to the value represented by the specified String, as performed by the valueOf method of class Double.
static float	Float.parseFloat(String s)	Returns a new float initialized to the value represented by the specified String, as performed by the valueOf method of class Float.
static int	Integer.parseInt(String s)	Parses the string argument as a signed decimal integer.
static int	Integer.parseInt(String s, int radix)	Parses the string argument as a signed integer in the radix specified by the second argument.
static long	Long.parseLong(String s)	Parses the string argument as a signed decimal long.
static long	Long.parseLong(String s, int radix)	Parses the string argument as a signed long in the radix specified by the second argument.
static short	Short.parseShort(String s)	Parses the string argument as a signed decimal short.
static short	Short.parseShort(String s, int radix)	Parses the string argument as a signed short in the radix specified by the second argument.
static int	Integer.parseUnsignedInt(String s)	Parses the string argument as an unsigned decimal integer.
static int	Integer.parseUnsignedInt(String s, int radix)	Parses the string argument as an unsigned integer in the radix specified by the second argument.
static long	Long.parseUnsignedLong(String s)	Parses the string argument as an unsigned decimal long.
static long	Long.parseUnsignedLong(String s, int radix)	Parses the string argument as an unsigned long in the radix specified by the second argument.
boolean	String.regionMatches(boolean ignoreCase, int toffset, String other, int ooffset, int len)	Tests if two string regions are equal.
boolean	String.regionMatches(int toffset, String other, int ooffset, int len)	Tests if two string regions are equal.
StringBuffer	StringBuffer.replace(int start, int end, String str)
StringBuilder	StringBuilder.replace(int start, int end, String str)
String	String.replaceAll(String regex, String replacement)	Replaces each substring of this string that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.
String	String.replaceFirst(String regex, String replacement)	Replaces the first substring of this string that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.
Stream<URL>	ClassLoader.resources(String name)	Returns a stream whose elements are the URLs of all the resources with the given name.
void	ClassLoader.setClassAssertionStatus(String className, boolean enabled)	Sets the desired assertion status for the named top-level class in this class loader and any nested classes contained therein.
void	Thread.setName(String name)	Changes the name of this thread to be equal to the argument name.
void	ClassLoader.setPackageAssertionStatus(String packageName, boolean enabled)	Sets the package default assertion status for the named package.
static String	System.setProperty(String key, String value)	Sets the system property indicated by the specified key.
String[]	String.split(String regex)	Splits this string around matches of the given regular expression.
String[]	String.split(String regex, int limit)	Splits this string around matches of the given regular expression.
boolean	String.startsWith(String prefix)	Tests if this string starts with the specified prefix.
boolean	String.startsWith(String prefix, int toffset)	Tests if the substring of this string beginning at the specified index starts with the specified prefix.
static Boolean	Boolean.valueOf(String s)	Returns a Boolean with a value represented by the specified string.
static Byte	Byte.valueOf(String s)	Returns a Byte object holding the value given by the specified String.
static Byte	Byte.valueOf(String s, int radix)	Returns a Byte object holding the value extracted from the specified String when parsed with the radix given by the second argument.
static Character.UnicodeScript	Character.UnicodeScript.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Double	Double.valueOf(String s)	Returns a Double object holding the double value represented by the argument string s.
static <T extends Enum<T>> T	Enum.valueOf(Class<T> enumType, String name)	Returns the enum constant of the specified enum type with the specified name.
static Float	Float.valueOf(String s)	Returns a Float object holding the float value represented by the argument string s.
static Integer	Integer.valueOf(String s)	Returns an Integer object holding the value of the specified String.
static Integer	Integer.valueOf(String s, int radix)	Returns an Integer object holding the value extracted from the specified String when parsed with the radix given by the second argument.
static Long	Long.valueOf(String s)	Returns a Long object holding the value of the specified String.
static Long	Long.valueOf(String s, int radix)	Returns a Long object holding the value extracted from the specified String when parsed with the radix given by the second argument.
static ProcessBuilder.Redirect.Type	ProcessBuilder.Redirect.Type.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Short	Short.valueOf(String s)	Returns a Short object holding the value given by the specified String.
static Short	Short.valueOf(String s, int radix)	Returns a Short object holding the value extracted from the specified String when parsed with the radix given by the second argument.
static StackWalker.Option	StackWalker.Option.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static System.Logger.Level	System.Logger.Level.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Thread.State	Thread.State.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

Method parameters in java.lang with type arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ProcessBuilder	ProcessBuilder.command(List<String> command)	Sets this process builder's operating system program and arguments.
ModuleLayer	ModuleLayer.defineModules(Configuration cf, Function<String,ClassLoader> clf)	Creates a new module layer, with this layer as its parent, by defining the modules in the given Configuration to the Java virtual machine.
static ModuleLayer.Controller	ModuleLayer.defineModules(Configuration cf, List<ModuleLayer> parentLayers, Function<String,ClassLoader> clf)	Creates a new module layer by defining the modules in the given Configuration to the Java virtual machine.
default void	System.Logger.log(System.Logger.Level level, Supplier<String> msgSupplier)	Logs a lazily supplied message.
default void	System.Logger.log(System.Logger.Level level, Supplier<String> msgSupplier, Throwable thrown)	Logs a lazily supplied message associated with a given throwable.

Constructors in java.lang with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
AbstractMethodError(String s)	Constructs an AbstractMethodError with the specified detail message.
ArithmeticException(String s)	Constructs an ArithmeticException with the specified detail message.
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(String s)	Constructs an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException class with the specified detail message.
ArrayStoreException(String s)	Constructs an ArrayStoreException with the specified detail message.
AssertionError(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new AssertionError with the specified detail message and cause.
Boolean(String s)	Deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor.
BootstrapMethodError(String s)	Constructs a BootstrapMethodError with the specified detail message.
BootstrapMethodError(String s, Throwable cause)	Constructs a BootstrapMethodError with the specified detail message and cause.
Byte(String s)	Deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor.
ClassCastException(String s)	Constructs a ClassCastException with the specified detail message.
ClassCircularityError(String s)	Constructs a ClassCircularityError with the specified detail message.
ClassFormatError(String s)	Constructs a ClassFormatError with the specified detail message.
ClassLoader(String name, ClassLoader parent)	Creates a new class loader of the specified name and using the specified parent class loader for delegation.
ClassNotFoundException(String s)	Constructs a ClassNotFoundException with the specified detail message.
ClassNotFoundException(String s, Throwable ex)	Constructs a ClassNotFoundException with the specified detail message and optional exception that was raised while loading the class.
CloneNotSupportedException(String s)	Constructs a CloneNotSupportedException with the specified detail message.
Double(String s)	Deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor.
Enum(String name, int ordinal)	Sole constructor.
EnumConstantNotPresentException(Class<? extends Enum> enumType, String constantName)	Constructs an EnumConstantNotPresentException for the specified constant.
Error(String message)	Constructs a new error with the specified detail message.
Error(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new error with the specified detail message and cause.
Error(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression, boolean writableStackTrace)	Constructs a new error with the specified detail message, cause, suppression enabled or disabled, and writable stack trace enabled or disabled.
Exception(String message)	Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message.
Exception(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and cause.
Exception(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression, boolean writableStackTrace)	Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message, cause, suppression enabled or disabled, and writable stack trace enabled or disabled.
ExceptionInInitializerError(String s)	Constructs an ExceptionInInitializerError with the specified detail message string.
Float(String s)	Deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor.
IllegalAccessError(String s)	Constructs an IllegalAccessError with the specified detail message.
IllegalAccessException(String s)	Constructs an IllegalAccessException with a detail message.
IllegalArgumentException(String s)	Constructs an IllegalArgumentException with the specified detail message.
IllegalArgumentException(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and cause.
IllegalCallerException(String s)	Constructs an IllegalCallerException with the specified detail message.
IllegalCallerException(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and cause.
IllegalMonitorStateException(String s)	Constructs an IllegalMonitorStateException with the specified detail message.
IllegalStateException(String s)	Constructs an IllegalStateException with the specified detail message.
IllegalStateException(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and cause.
IllegalThreadStateException(String s)	Constructs an IllegalThreadStateException with the specified detail message.
IncompatibleClassChangeError(String s)	Constructs an IncompatibleClassChangeError with the specified detail message.
IndexOutOfBoundsException(String s)	Constructs an IndexOutOfBoundsException with the specified detail message.
InstantiationError(String s)	Constructs an InstantiationError with the specified detail message.
InstantiationException(String s)	Constructs an InstantiationException with the specified detail message.
Integer(String s)	Deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor.
InternalError(String message)	Constructs an InternalError with the specified detail message.
InternalError(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs an InternalError with the specified detail message and cause.
InterruptedException(String s)	Constructs an InterruptedException with the specified detail message.
LayerInstantiationException(String msg)	Constructs a LayerInstantiationException with the given detail message.
LayerInstantiationException(String msg, Throwable cause)	Constructs a LayerInstantiationException with the given detail message and cause.
LinkageError(String s)	Constructs a LinkageError with the specified detail message.
LinkageError(String s, Throwable cause)	Constructs a LinkageError with the specified detail message and cause.
Long(String s)	Deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor.
NegativeArraySizeException(String s)	Constructs a NegativeArraySizeException with the specified detail message.
NoClassDefFoundError(String s)	Constructs a NoClassDefFoundError with the specified detail message.
NoSuchFieldError(String s)	Constructs a NoSuchFieldError with the specified detail message.
NoSuchFieldException(String s)	Constructor with a detail message.
NoSuchMethodError(String s)	Constructs a NoSuchMethodError with the specified detail message.
NoSuchMethodException(String s)	Constructs a NoSuchMethodException with a detail message.
NullPointerException(String s)	Constructs a NullPointerException with the specified detail message.
NumberFormatException(String s)	Constructs a NumberFormatException with the specified detail message.
OutOfMemoryError(String s)	Constructs an OutOfMemoryError with the specified detail message.
ProcessBuilder(String... command)	Constructs a process builder with the specified operating system program and arguments.
ReflectiveOperationException(String message)	Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message.
ReflectiveOperationException(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and cause.
RuntimeException(String message)	Constructs a new runtime exception with the specified detail message.
RuntimeException(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new runtime exception with the specified detail message and cause.
RuntimeException(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression, boolean writableStackTrace)	Constructs a new runtime exception with the specified detail message, cause, suppression enabled or disabled, and writable stack trace enabled or disabled.
RuntimePermission(String name)	Creates a new RuntimePermission with the specified name.
RuntimePermission(String name, String actions)	Creates a new RuntimePermission object with the specified name.
SecurityException(String s)	Constructs a SecurityException with the specified detail message.
SecurityException(String message, Throwable cause)	Creates a SecurityException with the specified detail message and cause.
Short(String s)	Deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor.
StackOverflowError(String s)	Constructs a StackOverflowError with the specified detail message.
StackTraceElement(String declaringClass, String methodName, String fileName, int lineNumber)	Creates a stack trace element representing the specified execution point.
StackTraceElement(String classLoaderName, String moduleName, String moduleVersion, String declaringClass, String methodName, String fileName, int lineNumber)	Creates a stack trace element representing the specified execution point.
String(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length, String charsetName)	Constructs a new String by decoding the specified subarray of bytes using the specified charset.
String(byte[] bytes, String charsetName)	Constructs a new String by decoding the specified array of bytes using the specified charset.
String(String original)	Initializes a newly created String object so that it represents the same sequence of characters as the argument; in other words, the newly created string is a copy of the argument string.
StringBuffer(String str)	Constructs a string buffer initialized to the contents of the specified string.
StringBuilder(String str)	Constructs a string builder initialized to the contents of the specified string.
StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(String s)	Constructs a StringIndexOutOfBoundsException with the specified detail message.
Subset(String name)	Constructs a new Subset instance.
Thread(Runnable target, String name)	Allocates a new Thread object.
Thread(String name)	Allocates a new Thread object.
Thread(ThreadGroup group, Runnable target, String name)	Allocates a new Thread object so that it has target as its run object, has the specified name as its name, and belongs to the thread group referred to by group.
Thread(ThreadGroup group, Runnable target, String name, long stackSize)	Allocates a new Thread object so that it has target as its run object, has the specified name as its name, and belongs to the thread group referred to by group, and has the specified stack size.
Thread(ThreadGroup group, Runnable target, String name, long stackSize, boolean inheritThreadLocals)	Allocates a new Thread object so that it has target as its run object, has the specified name as its name, belongs to the thread group referred to by group, has the specified stackSize, and inherits initial values for inheritable thread-local variables if inheritThreadLocals is true.
Thread(ThreadGroup group, String name)	Allocates a new Thread object.
ThreadGroup(String name)	Constructs a new thread group.
ThreadGroup(ThreadGroup parent, String name)	Creates a new thread group.
Throwable(String message)	Constructs a new throwable with the specified detail message.
Throwable(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new throwable with the specified detail message and cause.
Throwable(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression, boolean writableStackTrace)	Constructs a new throwable with the specified detail message, cause, suppression enabled or disabled, and writable stack trace enabled or disabled.
TypeNotPresentException(String typeName, Throwable cause)	Constructs a TypeNotPresentException for the named type with the specified cause.
UnknownError(String s)	Constructs an UnknownError with the specified detail message.
UnsatisfiedLinkError(String s)	Constructs an UnsatisfiedLinkError with the specified detail message.
UnsupportedClassVersionError(String s)	Constructs a UnsupportedClassVersionError with the specified detail message.
UnsupportedOperationException(String message)	Constructs an UnsupportedOperationException with the specified detail message.
UnsupportedOperationException(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and cause.
VerifyError(String s)	Constructs an VerifyError with the specified detail message.
VirtualMachineError(String message)	Constructs a VirtualMachineError with the specified detail message.
VirtualMachineError(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a VirtualMachineError with the specified detail message and cause.

Constructor parameters in java.lang with type arguments of type String

Constructor	Description
ProcessBuilder(List<String> command)	Constructs a process builder with the specified operating system program and arguments.

Uses of String in java.lang.annotation

Methods in java.lang.annotation that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	IncompleteAnnotationException.elementName()	Returns the name of the missing element.
String	AnnotationTypeMismatchException.foundType()	Returns the type of data found in the incorrectly typed element.
String	Annotation.toString()	Returns a string representation of this annotation.

Methods in java.lang.annotation with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ElementType	ElementType.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static RetentionPolicy	RetentionPolicy.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

Constructors in java.lang.annotation with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
AnnotationFormatError(String message)	Constructs a new AnnotationFormatError with the specified detail message.
AnnotationFormatError(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new AnnotationFormatError with the specified detail message and cause.
AnnotationTypeMismatchException(Method element, String foundType)	Constructs an AnnotationTypeMismatchException for the specified annotation type element and found data type.
IncompleteAnnotationException(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, String elementName)	Constructs an IncompleteAnnotationException to indicate that the named element was missing from the specified annotation type.

Uses of String in java.lang.instrument

Methods in java.lang.instrument with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	Instrumentation.setNativeMethodPrefix(ClassFileTransformer transformer, String prefix)	This method modifies the failure handling of native method resolution by allowing retry with a prefix applied to the name.
default byte[]	ClassFileTransformer.transform(ClassLoader loader, String className, Class<?> classBeingRedefined, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain, byte[] classfileBuffer)	Transforms the given class file and returns a new replacement class file.
default byte[]	ClassFileTransformer.transform(Module module, ClassLoader loader, String className, Class<?> classBeingRedefined, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain, byte[] classfileBuffer)	Transforms the given class file and returns a new replacement class file.

Method parameters in java.lang.instrument with type arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	Instrumentation.redefineModule(Module module, Set<Module> extraReads, Map<String,Set<Module>> extraExports, Map<String,Set<Module>> extraOpens, Set<Class<?>> extraUses, Map<Class<?>,List<Class<?>>> extraProvides)	Redefine a module to expand the set of modules that it reads, the set of packages that it exports or opens, or the services that it uses or provides.

Constructors in java.lang.instrument with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
IllegalClassFormatException(String s)	Constructs an IllegalClassFormatException with the specified detail message.
UnmodifiableClassException(String s)	Constructs an UnmodifiableClassException with the specified detail message.
UnmodifiableModuleException(String msg)	Constructs an UnmodifiableModuleException with the specified detail message.

Uses of String in java.lang.invoke

Methods in java.lang.invoke that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	SerializedLambda.getCapturingClass()	Get the name of the class that captured this lambda.
String	SerializedLambda.getFunctionalInterfaceClass()	Get the name of the invoked type to which this lambda has been converted
String	SerializedLambda.getFunctionalInterfaceMethodName()	Get the name of the primary method for the functional interface to which this lambda has been converted.
String	SerializedLambda.getFunctionalInterfaceMethodSignature()	Get the signature of the primary method for the functional interface to which this lambda has been converted.
String	SerializedLambda.getImplClass()	Get the name of the class containing the implementation method.
String	SerializedLambda.getImplMethodName()	Get the name of the implementation method.
String	SerializedLambda.getImplMethodSignature()	Get the signature of the implementation method.
String	SerializedLambda.getInstantiatedMethodType()	Get the signature of the primary functional interface method after type variables are substituted with their instantiation from the capture site.
String	MethodHandleInfo.getName()	Returns the name of the cracked method handle's underlying member.
String	VarHandle.AccessMode.methodName()	Returns the VarHandle signature-polymorphic method name associated with this AccessMode value.
static String	MethodHandleInfo.referenceKindToString(int referenceKind)	Returns the descriptive name of the given reference kind, as defined in the table above.
String	MethodType.toMethodDescriptorString()	Produces a bytecode descriptor representation of the method type.
String	MethodHandle.toString()	Returns a string representation of the method handle, starting with the string "MethodHandle" and ending with the string representation of the method handle's type.
static String	MethodHandleInfo.toString(int kind, Class<?> defc, String name, MethodType type)	Returns a string representation for a MethodHandleInfo, given the four parts of its symbolic reference.
String	MethodHandles.Lookup.toString()	Displays the name of the class from which lookups are to be made.
String	MethodType.toString()	Returns a string representation of the method type, of the form "(PT0,PT1...)RT".

Methods in java.lang.invoke with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static CallSite	LambdaMetafactory.altMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup caller, String invokedName, MethodType invokedType, Object... args)	Facilitates the creation of simple "function objects" that implement one or more interfaces by delegation to a provided MethodHandle, after appropriate type adaptation and partial evaluation of arguments.
static VarHandle	ConstantBootstraps.arrayVarHandle(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, Class<VarHandle> type, Class<?> arrayClass)	Finds a VarHandle for an array type.
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.bind(Object receiver, String name, MethodType type)	Produces an early-bound method handle for a non-static method.
static <E extends Enum<E>> E	ConstantBootstraps.enumConstant(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, Class<E> type)	Returns an enum constant of the type specified by type with the name specified by name.
static VarHandle	ConstantBootstraps.fieldVarHandle(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, Class<VarHandle> type, Class<?> declaringClass, Class<?> fieldType)	Finds a VarHandle for an instance field.
Class<?>	MethodHandles.Lookup.findClass(String targetName)	Looks up a class by name from the lookup context defined by this Lookup object.
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findGetter(Class<?> refc, String name, Class<?> type)	Produces a method handle giving read access to a non-static field.
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findSetter(Class<?> refc, String name, Class<?> type)	Produces a method handle giving write access to a non-static field.
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findSpecial(Class<?> refc, String name, MethodType type, Class<?> specialCaller)	Produces an early-bound method handle for a virtual method.
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findStatic(Class<?> refc, String name, MethodType type)	Produces a method handle for a static method.
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findStaticGetter(Class<?> refc, String name, Class<?> type)	Produces a method handle giving read access to a static field.
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findStaticSetter(Class<?> refc, String name, Class<?> type)	Produces a method handle giving write access to a static field.
VarHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findStaticVarHandle(Class<?> decl, String name, Class<?> type)	Produces a VarHandle giving access to a static field name of type type declared in a class of type decl.
VarHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findVarHandle(Class<?> recv, String name, Class<?> type)	Produces a VarHandle giving access to a non-static field name of type type declared in a class of type recv.
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findVirtual(Class<?> refc, String name, MethodType type)	Produces a method handle for a virtual method.
static MethodType	MethodType.fromMethodDescriptorString(String descriptor, ClassLoader loader)	Finds or creates an instance of a method type, given the spelling of its bytecode descriptor.
static Object	ConstantBootstraps.getStaticFinal(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, Class<?> type)	Returns the value of a static final field declared in the class which is the same as the field's type (or, for primitive-valued fields, declared in the wrapper class.)
static Object	ConstantBootstraps.getStaticFinal(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, Class<?> type, Class<?> declaringClass)	Returns the value of a static final field.
static Object	ConstantBootstraps.invoke(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, Class<?> type, MethodHandle handle, Object... args)	Returns the result of invoking a method handle with the provided arguments.
static CallSite	StringConcatFactory.makeConcat(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, MethodType concatType)	Facilitates the creation of optimized String concatenation methods, that can be used to efficiently concatenate a known number of arguments of known types, possibly after type adaptation and partial evaluation of arguments.
static CallSite	StringConcatFactory.makeConcatWithConstants(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, MethodType concatType, String recipe, Object... constants)	Facilitates the creation of optimized String concatenation methods, that can be used to efficiently concatenate a known number of arguments of known types, possibly after type adaptation and partial evaluation of arguments.
static CallSite	LambdaMetafactory.metafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup caller, String invokedName, MethodType invokedType, MethodType samMethodType, MethodHandle implMethod, MethodType instantiatedMethodType)	Facilitates the creation of simple "function objects" that implement one or more interfaces by delegation to a provided MethodHandle, after appropriate type adaptation and partial evaluation of arguments.
static Object	ConstantBootstraps.nullConstant(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, Class<?> type)	Returns a null object reference for the reference type specified by type.
static Class<?>	ConstantBootstraps.primitiveClass(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, Class<?> type)	Returns a Class mirror for the primitive type whose type descriptor is specified by name.
static VarHandle	ConstantBootstraps.staticFieldVarHandle(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, Class<VarHandle> type, Class<?> declaringClass, Class<?> fieldType)	Finds a VarHandle for a static field.
static String	MethodHandleInfo.toString(int kind, Class<?> defc, String name, MethodType type)	Returns a string representation for a MethodHandleInfo, given the four parts of its symbolic reference.
static VarHandle.AccessMode	VarHandle.AccessMode.valueFromMethodName(String methodName)	Returns the AccessMode value associated with the specified VarHandle signature-polymorphic method name.
static VarHandle.AccessMode	VarHandle.AccessMode.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

Constructors in java.lang.invoke with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
LambdaConversionException(String message)	Constructs a LambdaConversionException with a message.
LambdaConversionException(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a LambdaConversionException with a message and cause.
LambdaConversionException(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression, boolean writableStackTrace)	Constructs a LambdaConversionException with a message, cause, and other settings.
SerializedLambda(Class<?> capturingClass, String functionalInterfaceClass, String functionalInterfaceMethodName, String functionalInterfaceMethodSignature, int implMethodKind, String implClass, String implMethodName, String implMethodSignature, String instantiatedMethodType, Object[] capturedArgs)	Create a SerializedLambda from the low-level information present at the lambda factory site.
StringConcatException(String msg)	Constructs an exception with a message
StringConcatException(String msg, Throwable cause)	Constructs an exception with a message and a linked throwable
WrongMethodTypeException(String s)	Constructs a WrongMethodTypeException with the specified detail message.

Uses of String in java.lang.management

Fields in java.lang.management declared as String

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	ManagementFactory.CLASS_LOADING_MXBEAN_NAME	String representation of the ObjectName for the ClassLoadingMXBean.
static String	ManagementFactory.COMPILATION_MXBEAN_NAME	String representation of the ObjectName for the CompilationMXBean.
static String	ManagementFactory.GARBAGE_COLLECTOR_MXBEAN_DOMAIN_TYPE	The domain name and the type key property in the ObjectName for a GarbageCollectorMXBean.
static String	MemoryNotificationInfo.MEMORY_COLLECTION_THRESHOLD_EXCEEDED	Notification type denoting that the memory usage of a memory pool is greater than or equal to its collection usage threshold after the Java virtual machine has expended effort in recycling unused objects in that memory pool.
static String	ManagementFactory.MEMORY_MANAGER_MXBEAN_DOMAIN_TYPE	The domain name and the type key property in the ObjectName for a MemoryManagerMXBean.
static String	ManagementFactory.MEMORY_MXBEAN_NAME	String representation of the ObjectName for the MemoryMXBean.
static String	ManagementFactory.MEMORY_POOL_MXBEAN_DOMAIN_TYPE	The domain name and the type key property in the ObjectName for a MemoryPoolMXBean.
static String	MemoryNotificationInfo.MEMORY_THRESHOLD_EXCEEDED	Notification type denoting that the memory usage of a memory pool has reached or exceeded its usage threshold value.
static String	ManagementFactory.OPERATING_SYSTEM_MXBEAN_NAME	String representation of the ObjectName for the OperatingSystemMXBean.
static String	ManagementFactory.RUNTIME_MXBEAN_NAME	String representation of the ObjectName for the RuntimeMXBean.
static String	ManagementFactory.THREAD_MXBEAN_NAME	String representation of the ObjectName for the ThreadMXBean.

Methods in java.lang.management that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	OperatingSystemMXBean.getArch()	Returns the operating system architecture.
String	RuntimeMXBean.getBootClassPath()	Returns the boot class path that is used by the bootstrap class loader to search for class files.
String	LockInfo.getClassName()	Returns the fully qualified name of the class of the lock object.
String	RuntimeMXBean.getClassPath()	Returns the Java class path that is used by the system class loader to search for class files.
String	RuntimeMXBean.getLibraryPath()	Returns the Java library path.
String	ThreadInfo.getLockName()	Returns the string representation of an object for which the thread associated with this ThreadInfo is blocked waiting.
String	ThreadInfo.getLockOwnerName()	Returns the name of the thread which owns the object for which the thread associated with this ThreadInfo is blocked waiting.
String	PlatformLoggingMXBean.getLoggerLevel(String loggerName)	Gets the name of the log level associated with the specified logger.
String	RuntimeMXBean.getManagementSpecVersion()	Returns the version of the specification for the management interface implemented by the running Java virtual machine.
String[]	MemoryPoolMXBean.getMemoryManagerNames()	Returns the name of memory managers that manages this memory pool.
String[]	MemoryManagerMXBean.getMemoryPoolNames()	Returns the name of memory pools that this memory manager manages.
String	BufferPoolMXBean.getName()	Returns the name representing this buffer pool.
String	CompilationMXBean.getName()	Returns the name of the Just-in-time (JIT) compiler.
String	MemoryManagerMXBean.getName()	Returns the name representing this memory manager.
String	MemoryPoolMXBean.getName()	Returns the name representing this memory pool.
String	OperatingSystemMXBean.getName()	Returns the operating system name.
String	RuntimeMXBean.getName()	Returns the name representing the running Java virtual machine.
String	PlatformLoggingMXBean.getParentLoggerName(String loggerName)	Returns the name of the parent for the specified logger.
String	MemoryNotificationInfo.getPoolName()	Returns the name of the memory pool that triggers this notification.
String	RuntimeMXBean.getSpecName()	Returns the Java virtual machine specification name.
String	RuntimeMXBean.getSpecVendor()	Returns the Java virtual machine specification vendor.
String	RuntimeMXBean.getSpecVersion()	Returns the Java virtual machine specification version.
String	ThreadInfo.getThreadName()	Returns the name of the thread associated with this ThreadInfo.
String	OperatingSystemMXBean.getVersion()	Returns the operating system version.
String	RuntimeMXBean.getVmName()	Returns the Java virtual machine implementation name.
String	RuntimeMXBean.getVmVendor()	Returns the Java virtual machine implementation vendor.
String	RuntimeMXBean.getVmVersion()	Returns the Java virtual machine implementation version.
String	LockInfo.toString()	Returns a string representation of a lock.
String	MemoryType.toString()	Returns the string representation of this MemoryType.
String	MemoryUsage.toString()	Returns a descriptive representation of this memory usage.
String	ThreadInfo.toString()	Returns a string representation of this thread info.

Methods in java.lang.management that return types with arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<String>	RuntimeMXBean.getInputArguments()	Returns the input arguments passed to the Java virtual machine which does not include the arguments to the main method.
List<String>	PlatformLoggingMXBean.getLoggerNames()	Returns the list of the currently registered logger names.
Map<String,String>	RuntimeMXBean.getSystemProperties()	Returns a map of names and values of all system properties.
Map<String,String>	RuntimeMXBean.getSystemProperties()	Returns a map of names and values of all system properties.

Methods in java.lang.management with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	PlatformLoggingMXBean.getLoggerLevel(String loggerName)	Gets the name of the log level associated with the specified logger.
String	PlatformLoggingMXBean.getParentLoggerName(String loggerName)	Returns the name of the parent for the specified logger.
static <T> T	ManagementFactory.newPlatformMXBeanProxy(MBeanServerConnection connection, String mxbeanName, Class<T> mxbeanInterface)	Returns a proxy for a platform MXBean interface of a given MXBean name that forwards its method calls through the given MBeanServerConnection.
void	PlatformLoggingMXBean.setLoggerLevel(String loggerName, String levelName)	Sets the specified logger to the specified new level.
static MemoryType	MemoryType.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

Constructors in java.lang.management with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
LockInfo(String className, int identityHashCode)	Constructs a LockInfo object.
ManagementPermission(String name)	Constructs a ManagementPermission with the specified name.
ManagementPermission(String name, String actions)	Constructs a new ManagementPermission object.
MemoryNotificationInfo(String poolName, MemoryUsage usage, long count)	Constructs a MemoryNotificationInfo object.
MonitorInfo(String className, int identityHashCode, int stackDepth, StackTraceElement stackFrame)	Construct a MonitorInfo object.

Uses of String in java.lang.module

Methods in java.lang.module that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	ModuleDescriptor.name()	Returns the module name.
String	ModuleDescriptor.Requires.name()	Return the module name.
String	ResolvedModule.name()	Returns the module name.
String	ModuleDescriptor.Provides.service()	Returns the fully qualified class name of the service type.
String	ModuleDescriptor.Exports.source()	Returns the package name.
String	ModuleDescriptor.Opens.source()	Returns the package name.
String	ModuleDescriptor.toNameAndVersion()	Returns a string containing the module name and, if present, its version.
String	Configuration.toString()	Returns a string describing this configuration.
String	ModuleDescriptor.Exports.toString()	Returns a string describing the exported package.
String	ModuleDescriptor.Opens.toString()	Returns a string describing the open package.
String	ModuleDescriptor.Provides.toString()	Returns a string describing this provides.
String	ModuleDescriptor.Requires.toString()	Returns a string describing this module dependence.
String	ModuleDescriptor.toString()	Returns a string describing the module.
String	ModuleDescriptor.Version.toString()	Returns the string from which this version was parsed.
String	ResolvedModule.toString()	Returns a string describing this resolved module.

Methods in java.lang.module that return types with arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Stream<String>	ModuleReader.list()	Lists the contents of the module, returning a stream of elements that are the names of all resources in the module.
Optional<String>	ModuleDescriptor.mainClass()	Returns the module main class.
Set<String>	ModuleDescriptor.packages()	Returns the set of packages in the module.
List<String>	ModuleDescriptor.Provides.providers()	Returns the list of the fully qualified class names of the providers or provider factories.
Optional<String>	ModuleDescriptor.Requires.rawCompiledVersion()	Returns the string with the possibly-unparseable version of the module if recorded at compile-time.
Optional<String>	ModuleDescriptor.rawVersion()	Returns the string with the possibly-unparseable version of the module
Set<String>	ModuleDescriptor.Exports.targets()	For a qualified export, returns the non-empty and immutable set of the module names to which the package is exported.
Set<String>	ModuleDescriptor.Opens.targets()	For a qualified opens, returns the non-empty and immutable set of the module names to which the package is open.
Set<String>	ModuleDescriptor.uses()	Returns the set of service dependences.

Methods in java.lang.module with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.exports(String pn)	Adds an exported package.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.exports(String pn, Set<String> targets)	Adds an exported package.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.exports(Set<ModuleDescriptor.Exports.Modifier> ms, String pn)	Adds an exported package with the given (and possibly empty) set of modifiers.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.exports(Set<ModuleDescriptor.Exports.Modifier> ms, String pn, Set<String> targets)	Adds an exported package with the given (and possibly empty) set of modifiers.
Optional<ModuleReference>	ModuleFinder.find(String name)	Finds a reference to a module of a given name.
Optional<URI>	ModuleReader.find(String name)	Finds a resource, returning a URI to the resource in the module.
Optional<ResolvedModule>	Configuration.findModule(String name)	Finds a resolved module in this configuration, or if not in this configuration, the parent configurations.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.mainClass(String mc)	Sets the module main class.
static ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.newAutomaticModule(String name)	Instantiates a builder to build a module descriptor for an automatic module.
static ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.newModule(String name)	Instantiates a builder to build a module descriptor for a normal module.
static ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.newModule(String name, Set<ModuleDescriptor.Modifier> ms)	Instantiates a builder to build a module descriptor.
static ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.newOpenModule(String name)	Instantiates a builder to build a module descriptor for an open module.
default Optional<InputStream>	ModuleReader.open(String name)	Opens a resource, returning an input stream to read the resource in the module.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.opens(String pn)	Adds an open package.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.opens(String pn, Set<String> targets)	Adds an open package.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.opens(Set<ModuleDescriptor.Opens.Modifier> ms, String pn)	Adds an open package with the given (and possibly empty) set of modifiers.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.opens(Set<ModuleDescriptor.Opens.Modifier> ms, String pn, Set<String> targets)	Adds an open package with the given (and possibly empty) set of modifiers.
static ModuleDescriptor.Version	ModuleDescriptor.Version.parse(String v)	Parses the given string as a version string.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.provides(String service, List<String> providers)	Provides implementations of a service.
default Optional<ByteBuffer>	ModuleReader.read(String name)	Reads a resource, returning a byte buffer with the contents of the resource.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.requires(String mn)	Adds a dependence on a module with an empty set of modifiers.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.requires(Set<ModuleDescriptor.Requires.Modifier> ms, String mn)	Adds a dependence on a module with the given (and possibly empty) set of modifiers.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.requires(Set<ModuleDescriptor.Requires.Modifier> ms, String mn, ModuleDescriptor.Version compiledVersion)	Adds a dependence on a module with the given (and possibly empty) set of modifiers.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.uses(String service)	Adds a service dependence.
static ModuleDescriptor.Exports.Modifier	ModuleDescriptor.Exports.Modifier.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static ModuleDescriptor.Modifier	ModuleDescriptor.Modifier.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static ModuleDescriptor.Opens.Modifier	ModuleDescriptor.Opens.Modifier.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static ModuleDescriptor.Requires.Modifier	ModuleDescriptor.Requires.Modifier.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.version(String vs)	Sets the module version.

Method parameters in java.lang.module with type arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.exports(String pn, Set<String> targets)	Adds an exported package.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.opens(String pn, Set<String> targets)	Adds an open package.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.packages(Set<String> pns)	Adds packages to the module.
ModuleDescriptor.Builder	ModuleDescriptor.Builder.provides(String service, List<String> providers)	Provides implementations of a service.
static ModuleDescriptor	ModuleDescriptor.read(InputStream in, Supplier<Set<String>> packageFinder)	Reads the binary form of a module declaration from an input stream as a module descriptor.
static ModuleDescriptor	ModuleDescriptor.read(ByteBuffer bb, Supplier<Set<String>> packageFinder)	Reads the binary form of a module declaration from a byte buffer as a module descriptor.
Configuration	Configuration.resolve(ModuleFinder before, ModuleFinder after, Collection<String> roots)	Resolves a collection of root modules, with this configuration as its parent, to create a new configuration.
static Configuration	Configuration.resolve(ModuleFinder before, List<Configuration> parents, ModuleFinder after, Collection<String> roots)	Resolves a collection of root modules to create a configuration.
Configuration	Configuration.resolveAndBind(ModuleFinder before, ModuleFinder after, Collection<String> roots)	Resolves a collection of root modules, with service binding, and with this configuration as its parent, to create a new configuration.
static Configuration	Configuration.resolveAndBind(ModuleFinder before, List<Configuration> parents, ModuleFinder after, Collection<String> roots)	Resolves a collection of root modules, with service binding, to create configuration.

Constructors in java.lang.module with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
FindException(String msg)	Constructs a FindException with the given detail message.
FindException(String msg, Throwable cause)	Constructs a FindException with the given detail message and cause.
InvalidModuleDescriptorException(String msg)	Constructs an InvalidModuleDescriptorException with the specified detail message.
ResolutionException(String msg)	Constructs a ResolutionException with the given detail message.
ResolutionException(String msg, Throwable cause)	Constructs a ResolutionException with the given detail message and cause.

Uses of String in java.lang.reflect

Methods in java.lang.reflect that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	Constructor.getName()	Returns the name of this constructor, as a string.
abstract String	Executable.getName()	Returns the name of the executable represented by this object.
String	Field.getName()	Returns the name of the field represented by this Field object.
String	Member.getName()	Returns the simple name of the underlying member or constructor represented by this Member.
String	Method.getName()	Returns the name of the method represented by this Method object, as a String.
String	Parameter.getName()	Returns the name of the parameter.
String	TypeVariable.getName()	Returns the name of this type variable, as it occurs in the source code.
default String	Type.getTypeName()	Returns a string describing this type, including information about any type parameters.
String	Constructor.toGenericString()	Returns a string describing this Constructor, including type parameters.
abstract String	Executable.toGenericString()	Returns a string describing this Executable, including any type parameters.
String	Field.toGenericString()	Returns a string describing this Field, including its generic type.
String	Method.toGenericString()	Returns a string describing this Method, including type parameters.
String	Constructor.toString()	Returns a string describing this Constructor.
String	Field.toString()	Returns a string describing this Field.
String	Method.toString()	Returns a string describing this Method.
static String	Modifier.toString(int mod)	Return a string describing the access modifier flags in the specified modifier.
String	Parameter.toString()	Returns a string describing this parameter.

Constructors in java.lang.reflect with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
GenericSignatureFormatError(String message)	Constructs a new GenericSignatureFormatError with the specified message.
InaccessibleObjectException(String msg)	Constructs an InaccessibleObjectException with the given detail message.
InvocationTargetException(Throwable target, String s)	Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception and a detail message.
MalformedParameterizedTypeException(String message)	Constructs a MalformedParameterizedTypeException with the given detail message.
MalformedParametersException(String reason)	Create a MalformedParametersException.
ReflectPermission(String name)	Constructs a ReflectPermission with the specified name.
ReflectPermission(String name, String actions)	Constructs a ReflectPermission with the specified name and actions.
UndeclaredThrowableException(Throwable undeclaredThrowable, String s)	Constructs an UndeclaredThrowableException with the specified Throwable and a detail message.

Uses of String in java.math

Methods in java.math that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	BigDecimal.toEngineeringString()	Returns a string representation of this BigDecimal, using engineering notation if an exponent is needed.
String	BigDecimal.toPlainString()	Returns a string representation of this BigDecimal without an exponent field.
String	BigDecimal.toString()	Returns the string representation of this BigDecimal, using scientific notation if an exponent is needed.
String	BigInteger.toString()	Returns the decimal String representation of this BigInteger.
String	BigInteger.toString(int radix)	Returns the String representation of this BigInteger in the given radix.
String	MathContext.toString()	Returns the string representation of this MathContext.

Methods in java.math with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static RoundingMode	RoundingMode.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

Constructors in java.math with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
BigDecimal(String val)	Translates the string representation of a BigDecimal into a BigDecimal.
BigDecimal(String val, MathContext mc)	Translates the string representation of a BigDecimal into a BigDecimal, accepting the same strings as the BigDecimal(String) constructor, with rounding according to the context settings.
BigInteger(String val)	Translates the decimal String representation of a BigInteger into a BigInteger.
BigInteger(String val, int radix)	Translates the String representation of a BigInteger in the specified radix into a BigInteger.
MathContext(String val)	Constructs a new MathContext from a string.

Uses of String in java.net

Fields in java.net declared as String

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected String	HttpURLConnection.method	The HTTP method (GET,POST,PUT,etc.).
protected String	HttpURLConnection.responseMessage	The HTTP response message.

Methods in java.net that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	URLDecoder.decode(String s)	Deprecated. The resulting string may vary depending on the platform's default encoding.
static String	URLDecoder.decode(String s, String enc)	Decodes an application/x-www-form-urlencoded string using a specific encoding scheme.
static String	URLDecoder.decode(String s, Charset charset)	Decodes an application/x-www-form-urlencoded string using a specific Charset.
static String	URLEncoder.encode(String s)	Deprecated. The resulting string may vary depending on the platform's default encoding.
static String	URLEncoder.encode(String s, String enc)	Translates a string into application/x-www-form-urlencoded format using a specific encoding scheme.
static String	URLEncoder.encode(String s, Charset charset)	Translates a string into application/x-www-form-urlencoded format using a specific Charset.
String	SocketPermission.getActions()	Returns the canonical string representation of the actions.
String	URLPermission.getActions()	Returns the normalized method list and request header list, in the form:
String	URI.getAuthority()	Returns the decoded authority component of this URI.
String	URL.getAuthority()	Gets the authority part of this URL.
String	InetAddress.getCanonicalHostName()	Gets the fully qualified domain name for this IP address.
abstract String	SecureCacheResponse.getCipherSuite()	Returns the cipher suite in use on the original connection that retrieved the network resource.
String	HttpCookie.getComment()	Returns the comment describing the purpose of this cookie, or null if the cookie has no comment.
String	HttpCookie.getCommentURL()	Returns the comment URL describing the purpose of this cookie, or null if the cookie has no comment URL.
String	URLConnection.getContentEncoding()	Returns the value of the content-encoding header field.
String	URLConnection.getContentType()	Returns the value of the content-type header field.
String	FileNameMap.getContentTypeFor(String fileName)	Gets the MIME type for the specified file name.
static String	URLConnection.getDefaultRequestProperty(String key)	Deprecated. The instance specific getRequestProperty method should be used after an appropriate instance of URLConnection is obtained.
String	NetworkInterface.getDisplayName()	Get the display name of this network interface.
String	HttpCookie.getDomain()	Returns the domain name set for this cookie.
String	JarURLConnection.getEntryName()	Return the entry name for this connection.
String	URL.getFile()	Gets the file name of this URL.
String	URI.getFragment()	Returns the decoded fragment component of this URI.
String	HttpURLConnection.getHeaderField(int n)	Returns the value for the nth header field.
String	URLConnection.getHeaderField(int n)	Returns the value for the nth header field.
String	URLConnection.getHeaderField(String name)	Returns the value of the named header field.
String	HttpURLConnection.getHeaderFieldKey(int n)	Returns the key for the nth header field.
String	URLConnection.getHeaderFieldKey(int n)	Returns the key for the nth header field.
String	URI.getHost()	Returns the host component of this URI.
String	URL.getHost()	Gets the host name of this URL, if applicable.
String	Inet4Address.getHostAddress()	Returns the IP address string in textual presentation form.
String	Inet6Address.getHostAddress()	Returns the IP address string in textual presentation.
String	InetAddress.getHostAddress()	Returns the IP address string in textual presentation.
String	InetAddress.getHostName()	Gets the host name for this IP address.
String	InetSocketAddress.getHostName()	Gets the hostname.
String	InetSocketAddress.getHostString()	Returns the hostname, or the String form of the address if it doesn't have a hostname (it was created using a literal).
String	URISyntaxException.getInput()	Returns the input string.
String	HttpRetryException.getLocation()	Returns the value of the Location header field if the error resulted from redirection.
String	URISyntaxException.getMessage()	Returns a string describing the parse error.
String	HttpCookie.getName()	Returns the name of the cookie.
String	NetworkInterface.getName()	Get the name of this network interface.
String	HttpCookie.getPath()	Returns the path on the server to which the browser returns this cookie.
String	URI.getPath()	Returns the decoded path component of this URI.
String	URL.getPath()	Gets the path part of this URL.
String	HttpCookie.getPortlist()	Returns the port list attribute of the cookie
String	URL.getProtocol()	Gets the protocol name of this URL.
String	URI.getQuery()	Returns the decoded query component of this URI.
String	URL.getQuery()	Gets the query part of this URL.
String	URI.getRawAuthority()	Returns the raw authority component of this URI.
String	URI.getRawFragment()	Returns the raw fragment component of this URI.
String	URI.getRawPath()	Returns the raw path component of this URI.
String	URI.getRawQuery()	Returns the raw query component of this URI.
String	URI.getRawSchemeSpecificPart()	Returns the raw scheme-specific part of this URI.
String	URI.getRawUserInfo()	Returns the raw user-information component of this URI.
String	HttpRetryException.getReason()	Returns a string explaining why the http request could not be retried.
String	URISyntaxException.getReason()	Returns a string explaining why the input string could not be parsed.
String	URL.getRef()	Gets the anchor (also known as the "reference") of this URL.
protected String	Authenticator.getRequestingHost()	Gets the hostname of the site or proxy requesting authentication, or null if not available.
protected String	Authenticator.getRequestingPrompt()	Gets the prompt string given by the requestor.
protected String	Authenticator.getRequestingProtocol()	Give the protocol that's requesting the connection.
protected String	Authenticator.getRequestingScheme()	Gets the scheme of the requestor (the HTTP scheme for an HTTP firewall, for example).
String	HttpURLConnection.getRequestMethod()	Get the request method.
String	URLConnection.getRequestProperty(String key)	Returns the value of the named general request property for this connection.
String	HttpURLConnection.getResponseMessage()	Gets the HTTP response message, if any, returned along with the response code from a server.
String	URI.getScheme()	Returns the scheme component of this URI.
String	URI.getSchemeSpecificPart()	Returns the decoded scheme-specific part of this URI.
String	URI.getUserInfo()	Returns the decoded user-information component of this URI.
String	URL.getUserInfo()	Gets the userInfo part of this URL.
String	PasswordAuthentication.getUserName()	Returns the user name.
String	HttpCookie.getValue()	Returns the value of the cookie.
static String	URLConnection.guessContentTypeFromName(String fname)	Tries to determine the content type of an object, based on the specified "file" component of a URL.
static String	URLConnection.guessContentTypeFromStream(InputStream is)	Tries to determine the type of an input stream based on the characters at the beginning of the input stream.
String	ProtocolFamily.name()	Returns the name of the protocol family.
String	SocketOption.name()	Returns the name of the socket option.
static String	IDN.toASCII(String input)	Translates a string from Unicode to ASCII Compatible Encoding (ACE), as defined by the ToASCII operation of RFC 3490.
static String	IDN.toASCII(String input, int flag)	Translates a string from Unicode to ASCII Compatible Encoding (ACE), as defined by the ToASCII operation of RFC 3490.
String	URI.toASCIIString()	Returns the content of this URI as a US-ASCII string.
String	URL.toExternalForm()	Constructs a string representation of this URL.
protected String	URLStreamHandler.toExternalForm(URL u)	Converts a URL of a specific protocol to a String.
String	HttpCookie.toString()	Constructs a cookie header string representation of this cookie, which is in the format defined by corresponding cookie specification, but without the leading "Cookie:" token.
String	InetAddress.toString()	Converts this IP address to a String.
String	InetSocketAddress.toString()	Constructs a string representation of this InetSocketAddress.
String	InterfaceAddress.toString()	Converts this Interface address to a String.
String	Proxy.toString()	Constructs a string representation of this Proxy.
String	ServerSocket.toString()	Returns the implementation address and implementation port of this socket as a String.
String	Socket.toString()	Converts this socket to a String.
String	SocketImpl.toString()	Returns the address and port of this socket as a String.
String	URI.toString()	Returns the content of this URI as a string.
String	URL.toString()	Constructs a string representation of this URL.
String	URLConnection.toString()	Returns a String representation of this URL connection.
static String	IDN.toUnicode(String input)	Translates a string from ASCII Compatible Encoding (ACE) to Unicode, as defined by the ToUnicode operation of RFC 3490.
static String	IDN.toUnicode(String input, int flag)	Translates a string from ASCII Compatible Encoding (ACE) to Unicode, as defined by the ToUnicode operation of RFC 3490.

Methods in java.net that return types with arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract Map<String,List<String>>	CookieHandler.get(URI uri, Map<String,List<String>> requestHeaders)	Gets all the applicable cookies from a cookie cache for the specified uri in the request header.
abstract Map<String,List<String>>	CookieHandler.get(URI uri, Map<String,List<String>> requestHeaders)	Gets all the applicable cookies from a cookie cache for the specified uri in the request header.
Map<String,List<String>>	URLConnection.getHeaderFields()	Returns an unmodifiable Map of the header fields.
Map<String,List<String>>	URLConnection.getHeaderFields()	Returns an unmodifiable Map of the header fields.
abstract Map<String,List<String>>	CacheResponse.getHeaders()	Returns the response headers as a Map.
abstract Map<String,List<String>>	CacheResponse.getHeaders()	Returns the response headers as a Map.
Map<String,List<String>>	URLConnection.getRequestProperties()	Returns an unmodifiable Map of general request properties for this connection.
Map<String,List<String>>	URLConnection.getRequestProperties()	Returns an unmodifiable Map of general request properties for this connection.

Methods in java.net with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	URLConnection.addRequestProperty(String key, String value)	Adds a general request property specified by a key-value pair.
protected abstract void	SocketImpl.connect(String host, int port)	Connects this socket to the specified port on the named host.
static URI	URI.create(String str)	Creates a URI by parsing the given string.
ContentHandler	ContentHandlerFactory.createContentHandler(String mimetype)	Creates a new ContentHandler to read an object from a URLStreamHandler.
static InetSocketAddress	InetSocketAddress.createUnresolved(String host, int port)	Creates an unresolved socket address from a hostname and a port number.
URLStreamHandler	URLStreamHandlerFactory.createURLStreamHandler(String protocol)	Creates a new URLStreamHandler instance with the specified protocol.
static String	URLDecoder.decode(String s)	Deprecated. The resulting string may vary depending on the platform's default encoding.
static String	URLDecoder.decode(String s, String enc)	Decodes an application/x-www-form-urlencoded string using a specific encoding scheme.
static String	URLDecoder.decode(String s, Charset charset)	Decodes an application/x-www-form-urlencoded string using a specific Charset.
protected Package	URLClassLoader.definePackage(String name, Manifest man, URL url)	Defines a new package by name in this URLClassLoader.
static boolean	HttpCookie.domainMatches(String domain, String host)	The utility method to check whether a host name is in a domain or not.
static String	URLEncoder.encode(String s)	Deprecated. The resulting string may vary depending on the platform's default encoding.
static String	URLEncoder.encode(String s, String enc)	Translates a string into application/x-www-form-urlencoded format using a specific encoding scheme.
static String	URLEncoder.encode(String s, Charset charset)	Translates a string into application/x-www-form-urlencoded format using a specific Charset.
protected Class<?>	URLClassLoader.findClass(String name)	Finds and loads the class with the specified name from the URL search path.
URL	URLClassLoader.findResource(String name)	Finds the resource with the specified name on the URL search path.
Enumeration<URL>	URLClassLoader.findResources(String name)	Returns an Enumeration of URLs representing all of the resources on the URL search path having the specified name.
abstract CacheResponse	ResponseCache.get(URI uri, String rqstMethod, Map<String,List<String>> rqstHeaders)	Retrieve the cached response based on the requesting uri, request method and request headers.
static InetAddress[]	InetAddress.getAllByName(String host)	Given the name of a host, returns an array of its IP addresses, based on the configured name service on the system.
static Inet6Address	Inet6Address.getByAddress(String host, byte[] addr, int scope_id)	Create an Inet6Address in the exact manner of InetAddress.getByAddress(String,byte[]) except that the IPv6 scope_id is set to the given numeric value.
static Inet6Address	Inet6Address.getByAddress(String host, byte[] addr, NetworkInterface nif)	Create an Inet6Address in the exact manner of InetAddress.getByAddress(String,byte[]) except that the IPv6 scope_id is set to the value corresponding to the given interface for the address type specified in addr.
static InetAddress	InetAddress.getByAddress(String host, byte[] addr)	Creates an InetAddress based on the provided host name and IP address.
static InetAddress	InetAddress.getByName(String host)	Determines the IP address of a host, given the host's name.
static NetworkInterface	NetworkInterface.getByName(String name)	Searches for the network interface with the specified name.
String	FileNameMap.getContentTypeFor(String fileName)	Gets the MIME type for the specified file name.
static String	URLConnection.getDefaultRequestProperty(String key)	Deprecated. The instance specific getRequestProperty method should be used after an appropriate instance of URLConnection is obtained.
static boolean	URLConnection.getDefaultUseCaches(String protocol)	Returns the default value of the useCaches flag for the given protocol.
String	URLConnection.getHeaderField(String name)	Returns the value of the named header field.
long	URLConnection.getHeaderFieldDate(String name, long Default)	Returns the value of the named field parsed as date.
int	URLConnection.getHeaderFieldInt(String name, int Default)	Returns the value of the named field parsed as a number.
long	URLConnection.getHeaderFieldLong(String name, long Default)	Returns the value of the named field parsed as a number.
String	URLConnection.getRequestProperty(String key)	Returns the value of the named general request property for this connection.
InputStream	URLClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(String name)	Returns an input stream for reading the specified resource.
static String	URLConnection.guessContentTypeFromName(String fname)	Tries to determine the content type of an object, based on the specified "file" component of a URL.
static List<HttpCookie>	HttpCookie.parse(String header)	Constructs cookies from set-cookie or set-cookie2 header string.
protected void	URLStreamHandler.parseURL(URL u, String spec, int start, int limit)	Parses the string representation of a URL into a URL object.
static PasswordAuthentication	Authenticator.requestPasswordAuthentication(String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme)	Ask the authenticator that has been registered with the system for a password.
static PasswordAuthentication	Authenticator.requestPasswordAuthentication(String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme, URL url, Authenticator.RequestorType reqType)	Ask the authenticator that has been registered with the system for a password.
static PasswordAuthentication	Authenticator.requestPasswordAuthentication(Authenticator authenticator, String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme, URL url, Authenticator.RequestorType reqType)	Ask the given authenticator for a password.
static PasswordAuthentication	Authenticator.requestPasswordAuthentication(InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme)	Ask the authenticator that has been registered with the system for a password.
PasswordAuthentication	Authenticator.requestPasswordAuthenticationInstance(String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme, URL url, Authenticator.RequestorType reqType)	Ask this authenticator for a password.
URI	URI.resolve(String str)	Constructs a new URI by parsing the given string and then resolving it against this URI.
void	HttpCookie.setComment(String purpose)	Specifies a comment that describes a cookie's purpose.
void	HttpCookie.setCommentURL(String purpose)	Specifies a comment URL that describes a cookie's purpose.
static void	URLConnection.setDefaultRequestProperty(String key, String value)	Deprecated. The instance specific setRequestProperty method should be used after an appropriate instance of URLConnection is obtained.
static void	URLConnection.setDefaultUseCaches(String protocol, boolean defaultVal)	Sets the default value of the useCaches field for the named protocol to the given value.
void	HttpCookie.setDomain(String pattern)	Specifies the domain within which this cookie should be presented.
void	HttpCookie.setPath(String uri)	Specifies a path for the cookie to which the client should return the cookie.
void	HttpCookie.setPortlist(String ports)	Specify the portlist of the cookie, which restricts the port(s) to which a cookie may be sent back in a Cookie header.
void	HttpURLConnection.setRequestMethod(String method)	Set the method for the URL request, one of: GET POST HEAD OPTIONS PUT DELETE TRACE are legal, subject to protocol restrictions.
void	URLConnection.setRequestProperty(String key, String value)	Sets the general request property.
protected void	URLStreamHandler.setURL(URL u, String protocol, String host, int port, String file, String ref)	Deprecated. Use setURL(URL, String, String, int, String, String, String, String);
protected void	URLStreamHandler.setURL(URL u, String protocol, String host, int port, String authority, String userInfo, String path, String query, String ref)	Sets the fields of the URL argument to the indicated values.
void	HttpCookie.setValue(String newValue)	Assigns a new value to a cookie after the cookie is created.
static String	IDN.toASCII(String input)	Translates a string from Unicode to ASCII Compatible Encoding (ACE), as defined by the ToASCII operation of RFC 3490.
static String	IDN.toASCII(String input, int flag)	Translates a string from Unicode to ASCII Compatible Encoding (ACE), as defined by the ToASCII operation of RFC 3490.
static String	IDN.toUnicode(String input)	Translates a string from ASCII Compatible Encoding (ACE) to Unicode, as defined by the ToUnicode operation of RFC 3490.
static String	IDN.toUnicode(String input, int flag)	Translates a string from ASCII Compatible Encoding (ACE) to Unicode, as defined by the ToUnicode operation of RFC 3490.
static Authenticator.RequestorType	Authenticator.RequestorType.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Proxy.Type	Proxy.Type.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static StandardProtocolFamily	StandardProtocolFamily.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

Method parameters in java.net with type arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract Map<String,List<String>>	CookieHandler.get(URI uri, Map<String,List<String>> requestHeaders)	Gets all the applicable cookies from a cookie cache for the specified uri in the request header.
abstract Map<String,List<String>>	CookieHandler.get(URI uri, Map<String,List<String>> requestHeaders)	Gets all the applicable cookies from a cookie cache for the specified uri in the request header.
abstract CacheResponse	ResponseCache.get(URI uri, String rqstMethod, Map<String,List<String>> rqstHeaders)	Retrieve the cached response based on the requesting uri, request method and request headers.
abstract CacheResponse	ResponseCache.get(URI uri, String rqstMethod, Map<String,List<String>> rqstHeaders)	Retrieve the cached response based on the requesting uri, request method and request headers.
abstract void	CookieHandler.put(URI uri, Map<String,List<String>> responseHeaders)	Sets all the applicable cookies, examples are response header fields that are named Set-Cookie2, present in the response headers into a cookie cache.
abstract void	CookieHandler.put(URI uri, Map<String,List<String>> responseHeaders)	Sets all the applicable cookies, examples are response header fields that are named Set-Cookie2, present in the response headers into a cookie cache.

Constructors in java.net with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
BindException(String msg)	Constructs a new BindException with the specified detail message as to why the bind error occurred.
ConnectException(String msg)	Constructs a new ConnectException with the specified detail message as to why the connect error occurred.
HttpCookie(String name, String value)	Constructs a cookie with a specified name and value.
HttpRetryException(String detail, int code)	Constructs a new HttpRetryException from the specified response code and exception detail message
HttpRetryException(String detail, int code, String location)	Constructs a new HttpRetryException with detail message responseCode and the contents of the Location response header field.
InetSocketAddress(String hostname, int port)	Creates a socket address from a hostname and a port number.
MalformedURLException(String msg)	Constructs a MalformedURLException with the specified detail message.
NetPermission(String name)	Creates a new NetPermission with the specified name.
NetPermission(String name, String actions)	Creates a new NetPermission object with the specified name.
NoRouteToHostException(String msg)	Constructs a new NoRouteToHostException with the specified detail message as to why the remote host cannot be reached.
PasswordAuthentication(String userName, char[] password)	Creates a new PasswordAuthentication object from the given user name and password.
PortUnreachableException(String msg)	Constructs a new PortUnreachableException with a detail message.
ProtocolException(String message)	Constructs a new ProtocolException with the specified detail message.
Socket(String host, int port)	Creates a stream socket and connects it to the specified port number on the named host.
Socket(String host, int port, boolean stream)	Deprecated. Use DatagramSocket instead for UDP transport.
Socket(String host, int port, InetAddress localAddr, int localPort)	Creates a socket and connects it to the specified remote host on the specified remote port.
SocketException(String msg)	Constructs a new SocketException with the specified detail message.
SocketPermission(String host, String action)	Creates a new SocketPermission object with the specified actions.
SocketTimeoutException(String msg)	Constructs a new SocketTimeoutException with a detail message.
UnknownHostException(String message)	Constructs a new UnknownHostException with the specified detail message.
UnknownServiceException(String msg)	Constructs a new UnknownServiceException with the specified detail message.
URI(String str)	Constructs a URI by parsing the given string.
URI(String scheme, String ssp, String fragment)	Constructs a URI from the given components.
URI(String scheme, String userInfo, String host, int port, String path, String query, String fragment)	Constructs a hierarchical URI from the given components.
URI(String scheme, String host, String path, String fragment)	Constructs a hierarchical URI from the given components.
URI(String scheme, String authority, String path, String query, String fragment)	Constructs a hierarchical URI from the given components.
URISyntaxException(String input, String reason)	Constructs an instance from the given input string and reason.
URISyntaxException(String input, String reason, int index)	Constructs an instance from the given input string, reason, and error index.
URL(String spec)	Creates a URL object from the String representation.
URL(String protocol, String host, int port, String file)	Creates a URL object from the specified protocol, host, port number, and file.
URL(String protocol, String host, int port, String file, URLStreamHandler handler)	Creates a URL object from the specified protocol, host, port number, file, and handler.
URL(String protocol, String host, String file)	Creates a URL from the specified protocol name, host name, and file name.
URL(URL context, String spec)	Creates a URL by parsing the given spec within a specified context.
URL(URL context, String spec, URLStreamHandler handler)	Creates a URL by parsing the given spec with the specified handler within a specified context.
URLClassLoader(String name, URL[] urls, ClassLoader parent)	Constructs a new named URLClassLoader for the specified URLs.
URLClassLoader(String name, URL[] urls, ClassLoader parent, URLStreamHandlerFactory factory)	Constructs a new named URLClassLoader for the specified URLs, parent class loader, and URLStreamHandlerFactory.
URLPermission(String url)	Creates a URLPermission with the given url string and unrestricted methods and request headers by invoking the two argument constructor as follows: URLPermission(url, "*:*")
URLPermission(String url, String actions)	Creates a new URLPermission from a url string and which permits the given request methods and user-settable request headers.

Uses of String in java.net.http

Methods in java.net.http with type parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <S extends Flow.Subscriber<? super String>,T> HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T>	HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.fromLineSubscriber(S subscriber, Function<? super S,? extends T> finisher, String lineSeparator)	Returns a response body handler that returns a BodySubscriber<T> obtained from BodySubscribers.fromLineSubscriber(subscriber, finisher, charset, lineSeparator), with the given subscriber, finisher function, and line separator.
static <S extends Flow.Subscriber<? super String>,T> HttpResponse.BodySubscriber<T>	HttpResponse.BodySubscribers.fromLineSubscriber(S subscriber, Function<? super S,? extends T> finisher, Charset charset, String lineSeparator)	Returns a body subscriber that forwards all response body to the given Flow.Subscriber, line by line.

Methods in java.net.http that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	WebSocket.getSubprotocol()	Returns the subprotocol used by this WebSocket.
abstract String	HttpRequest.method()	Returns the request method for this request.
String	HttpHeaders.toString()	Returns this HTTP headers as a string.

Methods in java.net.http that return types with arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<String>	HttpHeaders.allValues(String name)	Returns an unmodifiable List of all of the header string values of the given named header.
Optional<String>	HttpHeaders.firstValue(String name)	Returns an Optional containing the first header string value of the given named (and possibly multi-valued) header.
Map<String,List<String>>	HttpHeaders.map()	Returns an unmodifiable multi Map view of this HttpHeaders.
Map<String,List<String>>	HttpHeaders.map()	Returns an unmodifiable multi Map view of this HttpHeaders.
static HttpResponse.BodyHandler<Stream<String>>	HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofLines()	Returns a BodyHandler<Stream<String>> that returns a BodySubscriber<Stream<String>> obtained from BodySubscribers.ofLines(charset).
static HttpResponse.BodySubscriber<Stream<String>>	HttpResponse.BodySubscribers.ofLines(Charset charset)	Returns a BodySubscriber which streams the response body as a Stream, where each string in the stream corresponds to a line as defined by BufferedReader.lines().
static HttpResponse.BodyHandler<String>	HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString()	Returns a BodyHandler<String> that returns a BodySubscriber<String> obtained from BodySubscribers.ofString(Charset).
static HttpResponse.BodyHandler<String>	HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString(Charset charset)	Returns a BodyHandler<String> that returns a BodySubscriber<String> obtained from BodySubscribers.ofString(Charset).
static HttpResponse.BodySubscriber<String>	HttpResponse.BodySubscribers.ofString(Charset charset)	Returns a body subscriber which stores the response body as a String converted using the given Charset.

Methods in java.net.http with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<String>	HttpHeaders.allValues(String name)	Returns an unmodifiable List of all of the header string values of the given named header.
Optional<String>	HttpHeaders.firstValue(String name)	Returns an Optional containing the first header string value of the given named (and possibly multi-valued) header.
OptionalLong	HttpHeaders.firstValueAsLong(String name)	Returns an OptionalLong containing the first header string value of the named header field.
static <S extends Flow.Subscriber<? super String>,T> HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T>	HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.fromLineSubscriber(S subscriber, Function<? super S,? extends T> finisher, String lineSeparator)	Returns a response body handler that returns a BodySubscriber<T> obtained from BodySubscribers.fromLineSubscriber(subscriber, finisher, charset, lineSeparator), with the given subscriber, finisher function, and line separator.
static <S extends Flow.Subscriber<? super String>,T> HttpResponse.BodySubscriber<T>	HttpResponse.BodySubscribers.fromLineSubscriber(S subscriber, Function<? super S,? extends T> finisher, Charset charset, String lineSeparator)	Returns a body subscriber that forwards all response body to the given Flow.Subscriber, line by line.
HttpRequest.Builder	HttpRequest.Builder.header(String name, String value)	Adds the given name value pair to the set of headers for this request.
WebSocket.Builder	WebSocket.Builder.header(String name, String value)	Adds the given name-value pair to the list of additional HTTP headers sent during the opening handshake.
HttpRequest.Builder	HttpRequest.Builder.headers(String... headers)	Adds the given name value pairs to the set of headers for this request.
HttpRequest.Builder	HttpRequest.Builder.method(String method, HttpRequest.BodyPublisher bodyPublisher)	Sets the request method and request body of this builder to the given values.
static HttpRequest.BodyPublisher	HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(String body)	Returns a request body publisher whose body is the given String, converted using the UTF_8 character set.
static HttpRequest.BodyPublisher	HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(String s, Charset charset)	Returns a request body publisher whose body is the given String, converted using the given character set.
default CompletionStage<?>	WebSocket.Listener.onClose(WebSocket webSocket, int statusCode, String reason)	Receives a Close message indicating the WebSocket's input has been closed.
CompletableFuture<WebSocket>	WebSocket.sendClose(int statusCode, String reason)	Initiates an orderly closure of this WebSocket's output by sending a Close message with the given status code and the reason.
HttpRequest.Builder	HttpRequest.Builder.setHeader(String name, String value)	Sets the given name value pair to the set of headers for this request.
WebSocket.Builder	WebSocket.Builder.subprotocols(String mostPreferred, String... lesserPreferred)	Sets a request for the given subprotocols.
static HttpClient.Redirect	HttpClient.Redirect.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static HttpClient.Version	HttpClient.Version.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

Method parameters in java.net.http with type arguments of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static HttpResponse.BodyHandler<Void>	HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.fromLineSubscriber(Flow.Subscriber<? super String> subscriber)	Returns a response body handler that returns a BodySubscriber<Void> obtained from BodySubscribers.fromLineSubscriber(subscriber, s -> null, charset, null), with the given subscriber.
static HttpResponse.BodySubscriber<Void>	HttpResponse.BodySubscribers.fromLineSubscriber(Flow.Subscriber<? super String> subscriber)	Returns a body subscriber that forwards all response body to the given Flow.Subscriber, line by line.
static HttpHeaders	HttpHeaders.of(Map<String,List<String>> headerMap, BiPredicate<String,String> filter)	Returns an HTTP headers from the given map.
static HttpHeaders	HttpHeaders.of(Map<String,List<String>> headerMap, BiPredicate<String,String> filter)	Returns an HTTP headers from the given map.
static HttpHeaders	HttpHeaders.of(Map<String,List<String>> headerMap, BiPredicate<String,String> filter)	Returns an HTTP headers from the given map.
static HttpHeaders	HttpHeaders.of(Map<String,List<String>> headerMap, BiPredicate<String,String> filter)	Returns an HTTP headers from the given map.

Constructors in java.net.http with parameters of type String

Constructor	Description
HttpConnectTimeoutException(String message)	Constructs an HttpConnectTimeoutException with the given detail message.
HttpTimeoutException(String message)	Constructs an HttpTimeoutException with the given detail message.

Uses of String in java.nio

Methods in java.nio that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	ByteBuffer.toString()	Returns a string summarizing the state of this buffer.
String	ByteOrder.toString()	Constructs a string describing this object.
String	CharBuffer.toString()	Returns a string containing the characters in this buffer.
String	DoubleBuffer.toString()	Returns a string summarizing the state of this buffer.
String	FloatBuffer.toString()	Returns a string summarizing the state of this buffer.
String	IntBuffer.toString()	Returns a string summarizing the state of this buffer.
String	LongBuffer.toString()	Returns a string summarizing the state of this buffer.
String	ShortBuffer.toString()	Returns a string summarizing the state of this buffer.

Methods in java.nio with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
CharBuffer	CharBuffer.put(String src)	Relative bulk put method (optional operation).
CharBuffer	CharBuffer.put(String src, int start, int end)	Relative bulk put method (optional operation).

Uses of String in java.nio.channels

Methods in java.nio.channels that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	FileChannel.MapMode.toString()	Returns a string describing this file-mapping mode.
String	FileLock.toString()	Returns a string describing the range, type, and validity of this lock.

Methods in java.nio.channels with parameters of type String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Reader	Channels.newReader(ReadableByteChannel ch, String csName)	Constructs a reader that decodes bytes from the given channel according to the named charset.
static Writer	Channels.newWriter(WritableByteChannel ch, String csName)	Constructs a writer that encodes characters according to the named charset and writes the resulting bytes to the given channel.

Uses of String in java.nio.charset

Methods in java.nio.charset that return String

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	Charset.displayName()	Returns this charset's human-readable name for the default locale.
String	Charset.displayName(Locale locale)	Returns this charset's human-readable name for the given locale.
String	IllegalCharsetNameException.getCharsetName()	Retrieves the illegal charset name.
String	UnsupportedCharsetException.getCharsetName()	Retrieves the name of the unsupported charset.
String	MalformedInputException.getMessage()	Returns the message.
String	UnmappableCharacterException.getMessage()	Returns the message.
String	Charset.name()	Returns this charset's canonical name.
String	CharsetDecoder.