ited from class java.lang.Object**  
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` clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait,
wait `  
  
**Constructor Detail**  
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###  IsEqualIgnoringCase

    
    
    public **IsEqualIgnoringCase**(java.lang.String string)

**Method Detail**  
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###  matchesSafely

    
    
    public boolean **matchesSafely**(java.lang.String item)

     **Description copied from class:` [ TypeSafeMatcher ](../../../org/hamcrest/TypeSafeMatcher.html#matchesSafely\(T\)) ` **
     Subclasses should implement this. The item will already have been checked for the specific type and will never be null. 

    

**Specified by:**      ` [ matchesSafely
](../../../org/hamcrest/TypeSafeMatcher.html#matchesSafely\(T\)) ` in class `
[ TypeSafeMatcher ](../../../org/hamcrest/TypeSafeMatcher.html "class in
org.hamcrest") <java.lang.String> `

    

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###  describeMismatchSafely

    
    
    public void **describeMismatchSafely**(java.lang.String item,
                                       [Description](../../../org/hamcrest/Description.html "interface in org.hamcrest") mismatchDescription)

     **Description copied from class:` [ TypeSafeMatcher ](../../../org/hamcrest/TypeSafeMatcher.html#describeMismatchSafely\(T, org.hamcrest.Description\)) ` **
     Subclasses should override this. The item will already have been checked for the specific type and will never be null. 

    

**Overrides:**      ` [ describeMismatchSafely
](../../../org/hamcrest/TypeSafeMatcher.html#describeMismatchSafely\(T,
org.hamcrest.Description\)) ` in class ` [ TypeSafeMatcher
](../../../org/hamcrest/TypeSafeMatcher.html "class in org.hamcrest")
<java.lang.String> `

    

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###  describeTo

    
    
    public void **describeTo**([Description](../../../org/hamcrest/Description.html "interface in org.hamcrest") description)

     **Description copied from interface:` [ SelfDescribing ](../../../org/hamcrest/SelfDescribing.html#describeTo\(org.hamcrest.Description\)) ` **
     Generates a description of the object. The description may be part of a a description of a larger object of which this is just a component, so it should be worded appropriately. 

    

**Parameters:**      ` description ` \- The description to be built or
appended to.

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###  equalToIgnoringCase

    
    
    public static [Matcher](../../../org/hamcrest/Matcher.html "interface in org.hamcrest")<java.lang.String> **equalToIgnoringCase**(java.lang.String expectedString)

     Creates a matcher of ` String ` that matches when the examined string is equal to the specified expectedString, ignoring case. 

For example:

    
    
    assertThat("Foo", equalToIgnoringCase("FOO"))

    

**Parameters:**      ` expectedString ` \- the expected value of matched
strings

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