## org.apache.lucene.util
Class StringHelper

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.lucene.util.StringHelper

    public abstract class StringHelper

extends Object

Methods for manipulating strings. $Id: StringHelper.java 472959 2006-11-09 16:21:50Z yonik $

Method Summary
`static int` `stringDifference(String s1, String s2)` Compares two strings, character by character, and returns the first position where the two strings differ from one another.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Method Detail

### stringDifference

    public static final int stringDifference(String s1,
                                             String s2)

  Compares two strings, character by character, and returns the first position where the two strings differ from one another.

  Parameters:
    `s1` - The first string to compare
    `s2` - The second string to compare
  Returns:
    The first position where the two strings differ.

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