// references/Stringer.java

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public class Stringer {

public static String upcase(String s) {

return s.toUpperCase();

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

String q = new String("howdy");

System.out.println(q); // howdy

String qq = upcase(q);

System.out.println(qq); // HOWDY

System.out.println(q); // howdy

}

}

/* Output:

howdy

HOWDY

howdy

*/