// Fig. 10.1: StringConstructors.java
// This program demonstrates the String class constructors.

// Java extension packages
import javax.swing.*;

public class StringConstructors {

   // test String constructors
   public static void main( String args[] )
   {
      char charArray[] = { 'b', 'i', 'r', 't', 'h', ' ',
                           'd', 'a', 'y' };
      byte byteArray[] = { ( byte ) 'n', ( byte ) 'e', 
         ( byte ) 'w', ( byte ) ' ', ( byte ) 'y', 
         ( byte ) 'e', ( byte ) 'a', ( byte ) 'r' };

      StringBuffer buffer;
      String s, s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, output;

      s = new String( "hello" );
      buffer = new StringBuffer( "Welcome to Java Programming!" );

      // use String constructors
      s1 = new String();
      s2 = new String( s );
      s3 = new String( charArray );
      s4 = new String( charArray, 6, 3 );
      s5 = new String( byteArray, 4, 4 );
      s6 = new String( byteArray );
      s7 = new String( buffer );

      // append Strings to output
      output = "s1 = " + s1 + "\ns2 = " + s2 + "\ns3 = " + s3 +
         "\ns4 = " + s4 + "\ns5 = " + s5 + "\ns6 = " + s6 +
         "\ns7 = " + s7;

      JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( null, output,
         "Demonstrating String Class Constructors",
         JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );

      System.exit( 0 );
   }

}  // end class StringConstructors


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