Mega Code Archive
Capitalize the first character of the given string
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import java.util.Map;
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public class Main{
/**
* Capitalize the first character of the given string.
*
* @param string String to capitalize.
* @return Capitalized string.
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException String is <kk>null</kk> or empty.
*/
public static String capitalize(final String string)
{
if (string == null)
throw new NullPointerException("string");
if (string.equals(""))
throw new NullPointerException("string");
return Character.toUpperCase(string.charAt(0)) + string.substring(1);
}
}
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