Searching command line

[McChill]

I am trying to search through the command-line arguments and if one is found that does NOT begin with an uppercase letter, display an error message and terminate. I can't figure out how to check if the first letter is an uppercase letter or not. I tried multiple times, but this is probably the best I could come up with. It didn't compile. Can anyone give me some tips or something on how to do this?

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String thelist[] = new String[args.length];
		int i=0;
		while(i<args.length) {
			if(thelist[i].charAt(0) != thelist[i].toUpperCase())
					
					
		}
		
	}

[angryboy]

String[] thelist = [B]args;[/B]
int i=0;
while(i<args.length) {
  if(thelist[i].charAt(0) != thelist[i].toUpperCase()[B].charAt(0))[/B]
       [B] System.out.println("NOT");[/B]
      [B]i++;[/B]
		}

[Fubarable]

There are two methods in the Character class that may help you here. Actually you only need to use one or the other. The API is here: Character (Java Platform SE 6)

edit: since angryboy is giving code, this is what I have:

public class Fubar2
{
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    for (String string : args)
    {
      if (Character.isLowerCase(string.charAt(0)))
      {
        System.out.println("Error!");
      }
    }
  }
}

[angryboy]

haha now now... i was modifying his original code. don't want chris comming after me...

[Fubarable]

I know, and I wasn't going to post code, but since you did, and since the isLowerCase method just seemed much cleaner...

[angryboy]

since fubarable is giving out good codes...
i thought i test out the speed of different methods. I thought up of a couple: Character, regex, typecasting, OP

[COLOR=NAVY]import[/COLOR] my[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]javastuff[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]ExeTimer[COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]

[COLOR=PURPLE]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=PURPLE]class[/COLOR] SpeedChar[COLOR=BLACK]{[/COLOR]
  [COLOR=PURPLE]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=PURPLE]static[/COLOR] [COLOR=PURPLE]void[/COLOR] main[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]String[COLOR=BLACK][[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]][/COLOR] args[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]{[/COLOR]
    String[COLOR=BLACK][[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]][/COLOR] s [COLOR=BLACK]=[/COLOR] [COLOR=BLACK]{[/COLOR][COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR]
                  [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR]
                  [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR]
                  [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR]
                  [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR]
                  [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR]
                  [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"one"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Two"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR] [COLOR=SILVER]"Three"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK],[/COLOR]
                [COLOR=BLACK]}[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
              
    ExeTimer e [COLOR=BLACK]=[/COLOR] [COLOR=NAVY]new[/COLOR] ExeTimer[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=PURPLE]int[/COLOR] loops [COLOR=BLACK]=[/COLOR] [COLOR=ORANGE][B]10000000[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] [COLOR=GREEN][I]//10,000,000[/I][/COLOR]
    
    [COLOR=GREEN][I]//test Fubarable[/I][/COLOR]
    System[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]out[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]println[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=SILVER]"miniFubar"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    e[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]start[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=NAVY]for[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=PURPLE]int[/COLOR] i[COLOR=BLACK]=[/COLOR][COLOR=ORANGE][B]0[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] i[COLOR=BLACK]<[/COLOR]loops[COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] i[COLOR=BLACK]++[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]{[/COLOR]
      miniFubar[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]s[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=BLACK]}[/COLOR]    
    e[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]stop[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    System[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]out[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]println[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]e[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] [COLOR=GREEN][I]// Time:   13.159 secs[/I][/COLOR]

    [COLOR=GREEN][I]//test AngryBoy[/I][/COLOR]
    System[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]out[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]println[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=SILVER]"majorAngry"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    e[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]start[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=NAVY]for[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=PURPLE]int[/COLOR] i[COLOR=BLACK]=[/COLOR][COLOR=ORANGE][B]0[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] i[COLOR=BLACK]<[/COLOR]loops[COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] i[COLOR=BLACK]++[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]{[/COLOR]
      majorAngry[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]s[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=BLACK]}[/COLOR]
    e[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]stop[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] 
    System[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]out[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]println[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]e[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] [COLOR=GREEN][I]// Time:   5.538 secs[/I][/COLOR]
    
    [COLOR=GREEN][I]//test regex[/I][/COLOR]
    [COLOR=GREEN][I]// TAKES FOREVER!!![/I][/COLOR]
    [COLOR=GREEN]/* 
    System.out.println("generalRegex");
    e.start();
    for(int i=0; i<loops; i++){
      //generalRegex(s); 
    }    
    e.stop();
    System.out.println(e); // takes forever
    */[/COLOR]
    
    [COLOR=GREEN][I]//test OP[/I][/COLOR]
    System[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]out[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]println[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=SILVER]"captainMcChill"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    e[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]start[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=NAVY]for[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=PURPLE]int[/COLOR] i[COLOR=BLACK]=[/COLOR][COLOR=ORANGE][B]0[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] i[COLOR=BLACK]<[/COLOR]loops[COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] i[COLOR=BLACK]++[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]{[/COLOR]
      captainMcChill[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]s[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=BLACK]}[/COLOR]    
    e[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]stop[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    System[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]out[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]println[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]e[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] [COLOR=GREEN][I]// Time:   17.505 secs[/I][/COLOR]
  [COLOR=BLACK]}[/COLOR]

  [COLOR=GREEN][I]// OP (tweeked)[/I][/COLOR]
  [COLOR=PURPLE]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=PURPLE]static[/COLOR] [COLOR=PURPLE]boolean[/COLOR] captainMcChill[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]String[COLOR=BLACK][[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]][/COLOR] args[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]{[/COLOR]
    String[COLOR=BLACK][[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]][/COLOR] thelist [COLOR=BLACK]=[/COLOR] args[COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=PURPLE]int[/COLOR] i[COLOR=BLACK]=[/COLOR][COLOR=ORANGE][B]0[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=NAVY]while[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]i[COLOR=BLACK]<[/COLOR]args[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]length[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR] [COLOR=BLACK]{[/COLOR]
      [COLOR=BLACK][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=BLACK]][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=BLACK]][/COLOR][COLOR=GREEN][I]//if(thelist.charAt(0) != thelist.toUpperCase().charAt(0))[/I][/COLOR]
      [COLOR=GREEN][I]// changed, becuase it was too slow.[/I][/COLOR]
      [COLOR=NAVY]if[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]thelist[COLOR=BLACK][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=BLACK]][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]charAt[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=ORANGE][B]0[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR] [COLOR=BLACK]!=[/COLOR] Character[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]toUpperCase[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]thelist[COLOR=BLACK][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=BLACK]][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]charAt[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=ORANGE][B]0[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR]
        [COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] [COLOR=GREEN][I]// do nothing.[/I][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=GREEN][I]// return false;[/I][/COLOR]
      i[COLOR=BLACK]++[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
  	[COLOR=BLACK]}[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=NAVY]return[/COLOR] [COLOR=NAVY][B]true[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
  [COLOR=BLACK]}[/COLOR]
  
  [COLOR=GREEN][I]// takes forever[/I][/COLOR]
  [COLOR=PURPLE]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=PURPLE]static[/COLOR] [COLOR=PURPLE]boolean[/COLOR] generalRegex[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]String[COLOR=BLACK][[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]][/COLOR] args[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]{[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=NAVY]for[/COLOR] [COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]String string [COLOR=BLACK]:[/COLOR] args[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR]
      [COLOR=NAVY]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]string[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]matches[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=SILVER]"[a-z].*"[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR]
        [COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] [COLOR=GREEN][I]// do nothing[/I][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=GREEN][I]//return false;[/I][/COLOR]
    [COLOR=NAVY]return[/COLOR] [COLOR=NAVY][B]true[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]  
  [COLOR=BLACK]}[/COLOR]
  
  [COLOR=GREEN][I]// works w/ ascii only!![/I][/COLOR]
  [COLOR=PURPLE]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=PURPLE]static[/COLOR] [COLOR=PURPLE]boolean[/COLOR] majorAngry[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]String[COLOR=BLACK][[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]][/COLOR] args[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]{[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=NAVY]for[/COLOR] [COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]String string [COLOR=BLACK]:[/COLOR] args[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]{[/COLOR]
      [COLOR=PURPLE]char[/COLOR] ch [COLOR=BLACK]=[/COLOR] string[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]charAt[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=ORANGE][B]0[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
      [COLOR=NAVY]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]ch[COLOR=BLACK]-[/COLOR][COLOR=SILVER][B]'a'[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]|[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=SILVER][B]'z'[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]-[/COLOR]ch[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR] [COLOR=BLACK]>=[/COLOR] [COLOR=ORANGE][B]0[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR]
        [COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] [COLOR=GREEN][I]// do nothing[/I][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=GREEN][I]//return false;[/I][/COLOR]
    [COLOR=BLACK]}[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=NAVY]return[/COLOR] [COLOR=NAVY][B]true[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]  
  [COLOR=BLACK]}[/COLOR]

  [COLOR=GREEN][I]// uses alot of recursions!! take a look at the src: Character.java[/I][/COLOR]
  [COLOR=PURPLE]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=PURPLE]static[/COLOR] [COLOR=PURPLE]boolean[/COLOR] miniFubar[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]String[COLOR=BLACK][[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]][/COLOR] args[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK]{[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=NAVY]for[/COLOR] [COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]String string [COLOR=BLACK]:[/COLOR] args[COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR]
      [COLOR=NAVY]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]Character[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]isLowerCase[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR]string[COLOR=BLACK].[/COLOR]charAt[COLOR=BLACK]([/COLOR][COLOR=ORANGE][B]0[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK])[/COLOR]
        [COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR] [COLOR=GREEN][I]// do nothing[/I][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=GREEN][I]//return false;[/I][/COLOR]
    [COLOR=NAVY]return[/COLOR] [COLOR=NAVY][B]true[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=BLACK];[/COLOR]
  [COLOR=BLACK]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=BLACK]}[/COLOR]