How to compare character ignoring case in primitive types

August 19, 2023 by Tarik

The Character class of Java API has various functions you can use.

You can convert your char to lowercase at both sides:

Character.toLowerCase(name1.charAt(i)) == Character.toLowerCase(name2.charAt(j))

There are also a methods you can use to verify if the letter is uppercase or lowercase:

Character.isUpperCase('P')
Character.isLowerCase('P')