The valueOf() method in Java is a static method that converts different types of data into a string representation. The resulting string is returned by the method. The valueOf() method is overloaded in Java, which means that it can accept different types of data as input.
The general syntax of the valueOf() method is as follows:
String.valueOf(argument);
Here, argument can be of any type, such as int, float, double, char, boolean, or even an Object. The method returns a string that represents the value of the argument.
For example, to convert an integer value to a string, you can use the following code:
int num = 10;
String str = String.valueOf(num);
The resulting string str will contain the value "10".
Similarly, to convert a boolean value to a string, you can use the following code:
boolean flag = true;
String str = String.valueOf(flag);
The resulting string str will contain the value "true".
The valueOf() method is often used to convert non-string values to string values when working with strings in Java.