This may seem like a silly question, but after going through pages of google, i havnt been able to find the answer i want.
s1.setName(JOptionPane.showInputDi
See String.toUpperCase()
Remember that String is immutable, so this creates a duplicate string
The String class has a toUpperCase() method on it.
JOptionPane.showInputDialog(..) returns a String, so you can use:
JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter name: ").toUpperCase();