Java – String valueOf() method

May 2, 2017 SJ String Handling 0

In this article, we will discuss String’s valueOf() method which converts primitive data-types & objects into its equivalent string representation

1. String’s valueOf() method:

  • This String method is used to return string representation of primitive data-types & Objects
  • Note: There are 9 variants or overloaded valueOf() method, those are,

1.1 Method Signature:

public static String valueOf(boolean b);
public static String valueOf(char c);
public static String valueOf(char[] data);
public static String valueOf(char[] data, int offset, int count);
public static String valueOf(int i);
public static String valueOf(long l);
public static String valueOf(float f);
public static String valueOf(double d);
public static String valueOf(Object obj);

1.2 Returns:

  • Returns string representation of primitive data-types and Objects
  • Primitive data-types are boolean , char, int, long, float, double
  • It also returns string representation for char[] array

2. Examples on valueOf() method:

2.1 To get value in string format/representation for the specified boolean primitive data-type

StringValueOfMethodForBoolean.java

package in.bench.resources.string.valueof.methods;

public class StringValueOfMethodForBoolean {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// define boolean variable
		boolean bTest = true;
		boolean bTest2 = false;

		// convert to String using valueOf(boolean) method
		String str1 = String.valueOf(bTest);
		String str2 = String.valueOf(bTest2);

		// print to console
		System.out.println("boolean true in String format  : "
				+ str1);
		System.out.println("boolean false in String format : "
				+ str2);
	}
}

Output:

boolean true in String format  : true
boolean false in String format : false

2.2 To get value in string format/representation for the specified char primitive data-type

StringValueOfMethodForChar.java

package in.bench.resources.string.valueof.methods;

public class StringValueOfMethodForChar {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// define char variable
		char chTest = 'A';
		char chTest2 = 'a';

		// convert to String using valueOf(char) method
		String str1 = String.valueOf(chTest);
		String str2 = String.valueOf(chTest2);

		// print to console
		System.out.println("char 'A' in String format : " + str1);
		System.out.println("char 'a' in String format : " + str2);
	}
}

Output:

char 'A' in String format : A
char 'a' in String format : a

2.3 To get value in string format/representation for the specified char[] arrays

StringValueOfMethodForCharArrays.java

package in.bench.resources.string.valueof.methods;

public class StringValueOfMethodForCharArrays {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// define char[] variable
		char[] chArrayTest1 = {'B', 'e', 'n', 'c', 'h'};
		char[] chArrayTest2 = {'R', 'e',
				's', 'o', 'u', 'r', 'c', 'e', 's'};

		// convert to String using valueOf(char[]) method
		String str1 = String.valueOf(chArrayTest1);
		String str2 = String.valueOf(chArrayTest2);

		// print to console
		System.out.println("char[] in String format : " + str1);
		System.out.println("char[] in String format : " + str2);
	}
}

Output:

char[] in String format : Bench
char[] in String format : Resources

2.4 To get value in string format/representation for the specified double primitive data-type

StringValueOfMethodForDouble.java

package in.bench.resources.string.valueof.methods;

public class StringValueOfMethodForDouble {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// define double variable
		double dblTest1 = 19.23456;
		double dblTest2 = 258.589635;

		// convert to String using valueOf(double) method
		String str1 = String.valueOf(dblTest1);
		String str2 = String.valueOf(dblTest2);

		// print to console
		System.out.println("double(19.23456) in String format   :"
				+ str1);
		System.out.println("double(258.589635) in String format :"
				+ str2);
	}
}

Output:

double(19.23456) in String format   : 19.23456
double(258.589635) in String format : 258.589635

2.5 To get value in string format/representation for the specified float primitive data-type

StringValueOfMethodForFloat.java

package in.bench.resources.string.valueof.methods;

public class StringValueOfMethodForFloat {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// define float variable
		float fTest1 = 19.23456f;
		float fTest2 = 258.589635f;

		// convert to String using valueOf(float) method
		String str1 = String.valueOf(fTest1);
		String str2 = String.valueOf(fTest2);

		// print to console
		System.out.println("float(19.23456f) in String format   :"
				+ str1);
		System.out.println("float(258.589635f) in String format :"
				+ str2);
	}
}

Output:

float(19.23456f) in String format   : 19.23456
float(258.589635f) in String format : 258.58963

Q) Difference between float and double ?

  • Both are used to represent floating numbers where
  • Primitive float data-type is 32-bit and always followed with suffix ‘f’
  • Primitive double data-type is 64-bit

2.6 To get value in string format/representation for the specified int primitive data-type

StringValueOfMethodForInteger.java

package in.bench.resources.string.valueof.methods;

public class StringValueOfMethodForInteger {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// define int variable
		int intTest1 = 19;
		int intTest2 = 333;

		// convert to String using valueOf(int) method
		String str1 = String.valueOf(intTest1);
		String str2 = String.valueOf(intTest2);

		// print to console
		System.out.println("int(19) in String format   : "
				+ str1);
		System.out.println("int(333) in String format  : "
				+ str2);

		// after converting, concatenation of 2 string is possible
		System.out.println("\nConcatenated String : "
				+ str1 + str2);
	}
}

Output:

int(19) in String format   : 19
int(333) in String format  : 333

Concatenated String : 19333

2.7 To get value in string format/representation for specified long primitive data-type

StringValueOfMethodForLong.java

package in.bench.resources.string.valueof.methods;

public class StringValueOfMethodForLong {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// define int variable
		long lTest1 = 1912345;
		long lTest2 = 333444999;

		// convert to String using valueOf(long) method
		String str1 = String.valueOf(lTest1);
		String str2 = String.valueOf(lTest2);

		// print to console
		System.out.println("long(1912345) in String format   : "
				+ str1);
		System.out.println("long(333444999) in String format  : "
				+ str2);

		// after converting, concatenation of 2 string is possible
		System.out.println("\nConcatenated String : "
				+ str1 + str2);
	}
}

Output:

long(1912345) in String format   : 1912345
long(333444999) in String format  : 333444999

Concatenated String : 1912345333444999

Q) Difference between int and long ?

  • Primitive int data-type is 32-bit
  • Primitive long data-type is 64-bit

2.8 To get value in string format/representation for the specified object

Let’s define Employee object with 2 attributes

Employee.java

package in.bench.resources.string.valueof.methods;

public class Employee {

	// member variables
	int empId;
	String empName;

	// 2-arg parameterized constructor
	public Employee(int empId, String empName) {
		super();
		this.empId = empId;
		this.empName = empName;
	}

	// getters and setters
	public int getEmpId() {
		return empId;
	}
	public void setEmpId(int empId) {
		this.empId = empId;
	}
	public String getEmpName() {
		return empName;
	}
	public void setEmpName(String empName) {
		this.empName = empName;
	}

	// overriding toString() method
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return "Employee [empId=" + empId
				+ ", empName=" + empName
				+ "]";
	}
}

StringValueOfMethodForObject.java

package in.bench.resources.string.valueof.methods;

public class StringValueOfMethodForObject {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// define 2 employee objects
		Employee emp1 = new Employee(1001, "SJ");
		Employee emp2 = new Employee(1002, "AK");

		// convert to String using valueOf(long) method
		String str1 = String.valueOf(emp1);
		String str2 = String.valueOf(emp2);

		// print to console
		System.out.println("Employee object 1 in String format  :"
				+ str1);
		System.out.println("Employee object 2 in String format  :"
				+ str2);
	}
}

Output:

Employee object 1 in String format  :
	Employee [empId=1001, empName=SJ]
Employee object 2 in String format  :
	Employee [empId=1002, empName=AK]

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