// Project: InstanceMethods
// No modules defined
// Source code file StringTest.java
// Test some methods and other features
// of the String class.

public class StringTest {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // Create new String objects in various ways.
        String a = "wolf";
        char[] b = {'f', 'o', 'x'};
        String c = new String(b);

        // Define String reference variables.
        // Strings to be created or assigned later.
        String e, f;

        // Test two ways to concatenate strings.
        System.out.println(a + "  " + c);
        System.out.println(a.concat(c));
        System.out.println( );

        // Illustrate length and substring methods.
        e = a + c + "abcdefg";
        System.out.println(e + " " + e.length( ) + " " +
                e.substring(2, 7));

        // format is a static method of the String class.
        int x = 3956;
        f = String.format("%s***%d", a, x);
        System.out.println(f);
        System.out.println( );

        // Compare behavior of Equals and ==.
        String h = new String("wolf");
        String i = a;
        System.out.println(a.equals(h) + " " + (a == h));
        System.out.println(a.equals(i) + " " + (a == i));
    }
}