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Java equalsIgnoreCase() Method

Java String Class


The equalsIgnoreCase() method is used to compare a string to a specified object, ignoring case considerations.

Syntax

public boolean equalsIgnoreCase(String anotherString)

Parameters

Return Value

Returns true if the given object is equal to the string, otherwise returns false.

Example

The equals() method checks for case differences, while equalsIgnoreCase() does not:

Example

public class Test {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        String Str1 = new String("tutorialpro");
        String Str2 = Str1;
        String Str3 = new String("tutorialpro");
        String Str4 = new String("tutorialpro");
        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 = true
Return Value = false
Return Value = true

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