Introduction In a previous article, I discussed how to efficiently store strings in a hash map and search for them without worrying about case sensitivity. I explained how creating a custom wrapper class for String and overriding its hashCode and equals methods can achieve this goal, while ensuring good performance by …

Introduction By default, Microsoft SQL Server processes strings without considering their case sensitivity. Java, unlike Microsoft SQL Server, is case-sensitive which can result in problems. Specifically, on the project I'm working on, there have been numerous bugs caused by the mismatch in case sensitivity. Generally, …