public static String uppcaseFirstLetter(final String source){
  if (source.length() > 0) {
    return Character.toUpperCase(source.charAt(0)) + source.substring(1);
  }
  return source;
}

public static String uppcaseFirstLetter ( final String source ) { if ( source . length ( ) > 0 ) { return Character . toUpperCase ( source . charAt ( 0 ) ) + source . substring ( 1 ) ; } return source ; }
makes the first letter of the source uppercase .
