The string class the equals ) method. As its name implies, this method ignores case when determining if two strings are equivalent. In Java, to characters into a numeric format. method is similar to a String means to break down its separate Any string value that is input into a program can be used in arithmetic operations. True or false. The a string argument and return true or false if a string object does or does not end or start with the specified argument, respectively. method and the startswith() method each take