public class UsingStrings {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String s1 = new String("HAMSTER");
		String s2 = new String("hamster");
		String s3 = new String("HaMsTeR");

		System.out.println("The length of " + s1 + " is " + s1.length());

		/*
		System.out.println(
				"If we ignore case, will s1 equal s2? " +
				s1.equalsIgnoreCase(s2)
		);

		/*
		System.out.println(
				"What if we call compareTo on them? " +
				s1.compareTo(s2)
		);

		/*
		System.out.println(
				"What if we call compareToIgnoreCase on them? " +
				s1.compareToIgnoreCase(s2)
		);

		/*
		System.out.println(
				"What character is in the \"middle\" of this string? " +
				s1.charAt(s1.length()/2)
		);

		/*
		String s4 = s1;
		s4 += s2;
		s4 += s3;
		System.out.println(s4);		
		 */
	}
}

//Copyright 2010-2012 : Evan Golub