YouTipJava String Equalsignorecase
# Java equalsIgnoreCase() Method
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The equalsIgnoreCase() method is used to compare a string with a specified object, ignoring case considerations.
### Syntax
public boolean equalsIgnoreCase(String anotherString)
### Parameters
* **anObject** -- The object to compare with the string.
### Return Value
Returns true if the given object is equal to the string, otherwise returns false.
### Example
equals() distinguishes between uppercase and lowercase, while equalsIgnoreCase() does not:
## Example
public class Test {
public static void main(String args[]){
String Str1 =new String("");
String Str2 = Str1;
String Str3 =new String("");
String Str4 =new String("");
boolean retVal;
retVal = Str1.equals( Str2 );
System.out.println("Return Value = "+ retVal );
retVal = Str3.equals( Str4);
System.out.println("Return Value = "+ retVal );
retVal = Str1.equalsIgnoreCase( Str4 );
System.out.println("Return Value = "+ retVal );
}
}
The output of the above program is:
Return Value = trueReturn Value = falseReturn Value = true
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