compareToIgnoreCase()

Example

Compare two strings while disregarding differences in case:

String myStr1 = "HELLO";
String myStr2 = "hello";
System.out.println(myStr1.compareToIgnoreCase(myStr2));

Definition and Usage

The compareToIgnoreCase() method compares two strings based on their order in the dictionary, disregarding differences in case.

The comparison relies on the Unicode value of each character within the string, which is converted to lowercase before comparison.

The method returns 0 when the strings are equal, disregarding case differences. If the string is less than the other string (fewer characters), it returns a value less than 0; if the string is greater than the other string (more characters), it returns a value greater than 0.

Syntax

public int compareToIgnoreCase(String string2)

Parameter Values

Technical Details