public class StringStuff {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String s = new String("hip hip Hooray!");
        System.out.println(s);

        // shorthand: you don't need to explicitly
        // call the constructor to make a String

        String word = "That's all, folks!";
        System.out.println(word);

        System.out.println("\nCalling the toUpperCase method");
        System.out.println(word.toUpperCase());

        System.out.println("the original word: " + word);

        String lower = word.toLowerCase();

        System.out.println("\nword, changed to lowercase:  " + lower);
        System.out.println();

        String upper = word.toUpperCase();
        System.out.println(lower + word + upper);
        System.out.println();

        System.out.println("length of word: " + word.length());

        int lowerLength = lower.length();
        System.out.println("Lower length is: " + lowerLength);
        System.out.println();

    } //main 
}