Java String valueOf()

The java string valueOf method is used to convert different types of values into a string. Using this method you can convert Boolean to a string, char to a string, char array to a string, double to a string, integer to string, float to a string, long to a string, and short into a string.

Java valueOf Example

Java valueOf Syntax

String.valueOf(boolean b)
String.valueOf(char c)
String.valueOf(char[] data)
String.valueOf(double d)
String.valueOf(float f)
String.valueOf(int b)
String.valueOf(long l)
String.valueOf(short s)

Java valueOf() Parameters

datatype variable - we need to input a variable with it's data type that needs to be change into a string.

Java valueOf() Return

This method returns a converted string (variable with any data type into a string).

Java valueOf() Program

package codesdope;
import java.util.*;
public class codesdope 
{
	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
        boolean b1=true;  
        byte b2=11;    
        short sh = 12;  
        int i = 13;  
        long l = 14L;  
        float f = 15.5f;  
        double d = 16.5d;  
        char chr[]={'j','a','v','a'};     
        System.out.println(String.valueOf(b1));
        System.out.println(String.valueOf(b2));
        System.out.println(String.valueOf(sh));
        System.out.println(String.valueOf(i));
        System.out.println(String.valueOf(l));
        System.out.println(String.valueOf(f));
        System.out.println(String.valueOf(d));
        System.out.println(String.valueOf(chr));
	}
}

In the above program, we have applied the valueOf() method in multiple cases like Boolean, byte, integer, short, long, float, char, char array. And in all cases, it returned the string value of all these data types.

How to check that our value is converted into a string using the valueOf() method?

• If we will simply add 7 in it then it will give an output of 10.
  
• But, if we will first convert the integer value 3 into String using the valueOf() method then add 7 in it then it should give an output of 37 because strings concatenate.

package codesdope;
import java.util.*;
public class codesdope 
{
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		int a=45;
		System.out.print("Addition before converting:");
		System.out.println(a+5);
		System.out.print("Addition after converting:");
		System.out.println(String.valueOf(a)+5);
	}
}

• When we added 5 with the given variable i.e 45 then our output is 50.
  
• But, when we have converted our variable into a string using valueOf() method then our output is 455 because it behaved like a string and got concatenated.