how to use ignore case in java

1You have to use the String method .toLowerCase() or .toUpperCase() on both the input and the string you are trying to match it with.
2
3Example:
4
5public static void findPatient() {
6    System.out.print("Enter part of the patient name: ");
7    String name = sc.nextLine();
8
9    System.out.print(myPatientList.showPatients(name));
10}
11
12//the other class
13ArrayList<String> patientList;
14
15public void showPatients(String name) {
16    boolean match = false;
17
18    for(String matchingname : patientList) {
19        if (matchingname.toLowerCase().contains(name.toLowerCase())) {
20            match = true;
21        }
22    }
23}