Learn Java from Scratch - A Beginner's Guide - Step 04 - String Class - Exercise Solution and Some More Important Method

This video tutorial covers advanced methods of the String class in Java. It begins with a recap of a previous exercise, demonstrating how to print each character of a string on separate lines using a loop. The tutorial then explores various methods to find the index of characters or substrings, such as indexOf and lastIndexOf. It also discusses methods to check if a string contains a specific substring, starts or ends with a particular sequence, and compares strings using equals and equalsIgnoreCase. The video concludes with a summary and a preview of the next topic, which will focus on modifying string values.

Describe how to determine if a string starts or ends with a specific substring.

How can you check if a string is empty?

What is the difference between the 'equals' method and 'equalsIgnoreCase' method?