String Operators

Here is a list of all string operators available to use in simple expressions.

String Operator	Description	Simple Expression	Result
+	String concatenation	"pine" + "apple"	"pineapple"
==	Equals	"apples" == "apples"	true
!=	Not Equals	"apples" != "oranges"	true
>	Greater than	"word" > "work"	false
>=	Greater than or Equals	"work" >= "work"	true
<	Less than	"word" < "work"	true
<=	Less than or Equals	"work" <= "work"	true
contains	Returns true if the first argument string contains the second argument string; otherwise, returns false.	"caramel".contains("ram")	true
endsWith	Returns true if the first argument string ends with the second argument string; otherwise, returns false.	"immutable".endsWith("table")	true
length	Returns the number of characters in a string.	"house".length()	5
lowerCase	Returns a string with all the characters in the argument converted to lower-case representation.	"Example".lowerCase()	"example"
startsWith	Returns true if the first argument string starts with the second argument string; otherwise, returns false.	"caramel".startsWith("car")	true
substring	Returns the substring of the first argument starting at the position specified in the second argument and continuing to the end of the string.	"care".substring(1)	"are"
substring	Returns the substring of the first argument starting at the position specified in the second argument and continuing to the end of the string.	"care".substring(1)	"are"
	Returns the substring of the first argument starting at the position specified in the second argument with length specified in the third argument.	"care".substring(0,3)	"car"
upperCase	Returns a string with all the characters in the argument converted to upper-case representation.	"Example".upperCase()	"EXAMPLE"