java.lang.String.startsWith()
String.startsWith() is again a String Class method of Java that checks if the
given string starts with the prefix char or not.
It take parameters..
prefix - the prefix of the string.
Syntax of the String.startsWith() method
public boolean startsWith(String prefix)
a Simple Example:
Example
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
String str1 = "Awards for Small Businesse.";
String str2 = "Small business market.";
String startStr = "Sm";
boolean starts1 = str1.startsWith(startStr);
boolean starts2 = str2.startsWith(startStr);
System.out.println("\"" + str1 + "\" starts with " +
"\"" + startStr + "\"? " + starts1);
System.out.println("\"" + str2 + "\" starts with " +
"\"" + startStr + "\"? " + starts2);
}
}
the Output is:
"Awards for Small Businesse." starts with "Sm"? false
"Small business market." starts with "Sm"? true