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Understanding String Operations in Java

The document contains a series of programming questions related to string manipulation in Java, focusing on string concatenation, comparison, and methods like indexOf and substring. Each question provides multiple-choice answers, testing the reader's understanding of string behavior and operations. The questions cover various aspects of string handling, including equality checks, output results, and method usage.

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Understanding String Operations in Java

The document contains a series of programming questions related to string manipulation in Java, focusing on string concatenation, comparison, and methods like indexOf and substring. Each question provides multiple-choice answers, testing the reader's understanding of string behavior and operations. The questions cover various aspects of string handling, including equality checks, output results, and method usage.

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String Worksheet

1. What is the output for the following:


String s1 = “Bob”;
String s2 = “Linda”;
String s3 = s1+s2;
[Link](s3);
a. Bob
b. Linda
c. BobLinda
d. Bob Linda
e. error

2. What is the output for the following:


String s1 = "Bob";
String s2 = s1;
s2 = "Linda";
String s3 = s1+s2;
[Link](s3);
a. BobBob
b. LindaLinda
c. BobLinda
d. Bob
e. error

3. The statement s3=s1+s2; is equivalent to:


a. s3=s2+s1;
b. [Link](s1,s2);
c. s3 = [Link](s1);
d. s3 = [Link](s2);
e. none of these

4. What is the output for the following:


String s1 = "Bob";
String s2 = "Linda";
String s3 = new String("Bob");
if(s1==s3)
[Link]("They are equal");
else
[Link]("Not equal");
a. They are equal
b. Not equal
c. Error
5. What is the output for the following: ****This problem may be omitted for A students*****
String s1 = "Bob";
String s2 = "Linda";
String s3 = "Bob";
if(s1==s3)
[Link]("They are equal");
else
[Link]("Not equal");
a. They are equal
b. Not equal
c. Error

6. What is the output for the following:


String s1 = "Bob";
String s2 = "Linda";
String s3 = new String("Bob");
if([Link](s3))
[Link]("They are equal");
else
[Link]("Not equal");
a. They are equal
b. Not equal
c. Error

7. What is the output for the following:


String s1 = "Bob";
String s2 = "Linda";

if([Link](s2)==0)
[Link]("They are equal");
else if([Link](s2)<0)
[Link](s1+" is smaller");
else
[Link](s2+" is smaller");
a. They are equal
b. Bob is smaller
c. Linda is smaller
d. Error

8. Which of the following would assign s3 to “in” using the declarations in #7?
a. String s3 = [Link](2,2);
b. String s3 = [Link](1,2);
c. String s3 = [Link](1,3);
d. String s3 = [Link](1,2);
9. What is the output for the following:
String s1 = "bob";
String s2 = "Linda";

if([Link](s2)==0)
[Link]("They are equal");
else if([Link](s2)>0)
[Link](s1+" is bigger");
else
[Link](s2+" is bigger");
a. They are equal
b. bob is bigger
c. Linda is bigger
d. Error

10. What is the output for the following:


String s1 = "bob";
String s2 = "Linda";

if([Link] (s2)==0)
[Link]("They are equal");
else if([Link](s2)>0)
[Link](s1+" is bigger");
else
[Link](s2+" is bigger");
a. They are equal
b. bob is bigger
c. Linda is bigger
d. Error

11. What is the output of the following code if banana is entered?


s1 = // a String read from the user

for(int i = 0; i < [Link](); i++)


s2+=[Link]([Link]()-i-1);
[Link](s2);

a. banana
b. bananaananab
c. ananab
d. error

12. What is the value of x:


String s2="fast car";
int x = [Link](‘a’);

a. 1
b. 2
c. 7
d. 6
e. –1
13. What is the output of the following?
String s1 = "Result";
s1 = s1 + 1 + 2;
[Link]( s1 );

a. Result12
b. Result3
c. Syntax error
d. Result 1 2
e. R12

14. What is the output of the following?


String s1 = "Result";
s1 = 1 + 2 + s1;
[Link]( s1 );

a. 12Result
b. 3Result
c. Syntax error
d. 1 2 Result
e. 12R

15. What is the output of the following?


String s1 = "Result";
s1 = s1 + (1 + 2);
[Link]( s1 );

a. Result12
b. Result3
c. Syntax error
d. Result 1 2
e. R12

16. What is the output of the following?


String s1 = "Result";
s1 = s1 + 3 * 4;
[Link]( s1 );

a. Result34
b. Result12
c. Syntax error
d. Result 3 4
e. R34
17. What is the output of the following?
String s1 = "Result";
s1 = 3 * 4 + s1;
[Link]( s1 );

a. 34Result
b. 12Result
c. Syntax error
d. 3 4 Result
e. 34R

18. What is the output of the following?


String s1 = "mississippi";
s2 = "is";
int result = [Link](s2);
[Link]( result );

a. 0
b. -1
c. 11
d. 1
e. 4

19. <Fill in the blank>


What is the output of the following?
String s1 = "ohio";
String s2;
for(int i = 0; i < [Link]( ); i++)
{ s2 = [Link](i);
[Link](s2);
}

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20. What is the output of the following?


String s1 = "missouri";
String s2 = "mississippi";
[Link]( [Link]( [Link](1,4) );

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. -1
21. (From apcentral) Assume the following declarations have been made

private String s;
private int n;

public void changer(String x, int y)


{
x = x + "peace";
y = y * 2;
}

Assume s has the value "world" and n has the value 6. What are the values of s and n after the call
changer(s, n) ?

s n
a. world 6
b. worldpeace 6
c. world 12
d. worldpeace 12
e. peace 12

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The comparison is based on lexicographical order. compareTo() returns 0 if the strings are equal, a negative integer if s1 precedes s2, and a positive integer if s1 follows s2 lexicographically. Case sensitivity is considered unless using compareToIgnoreCase().

Using '==' compares reference equality, meaning it checks if s1 and s3 point to the same memory location. '.equals()' compares the actual content of the strings. Therefore, if(s1==s3) may return false for strings with the same content but different memory references, while if(s1.equals(s3)) correctly checks for content equality and would return true .

The output is "Result3". The expression inside the parentheses is evaluated first, resulting in the integer 3, which is then concatenated to the string "Result" .

The output is "BobLinda". When concatenating strings using the '+' operator, the two string literals "Bob" and "Linda" are combined without any spaces or additional characters .

The values remain unchanged as "world" and 6. Java uses pass-by-value, meaning changes to the parameters x and y inside the method do not affect the original variables s and n outside the method. The variables are local to the method .

The output is "Linda is bigger". The compareTo() method is case-sensitive, and uppercase letters precede lowercase letters lexicographically. Thus, "Linda" comes before "bob" in a lexicographical comparison .

The output will be "BobLinda". s2 is reassigned to "Linda", leaving the original s1 as "Bob". Concatenating s1 and s2 results in "BobLinda" .

The potential outputs are: - "ohio" (from index 0) - "hio" (from index 1) - "io" (from index 2) - "o" (from index 3) Each iteration generates a substring starting from index i to the end of the string .

The output is "3Result". The operators in Java give precedence to addition before concatenation when numbers are involved. Hence, 1 + 2 is calculated first to get 3, which is then concatenated with the string "Result" .

The indexOf method is used to find the starting position of the substring "is" within the string "mississippi". It returns 1, as 'is' begins at index 1 in 'mississippi'. This method helps in substring searching and manipulation .

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