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Java startsWith() Method
The startsWith() method is used to check whether a string starts with a specified prefix.
Syntax
public boolean startsWith(String prefix, int toffset) or public boolean startsWith(String prefix)
Parameters
- prefix -- The prefix.
- toffset -- The position in the string to start searching from.
Return Value
Returns true if the string starts with the specified prefix; otherwise, returns false.
Example
public class Test {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String Str = new String("www.");
System.out.print("Return value :");
System.out.println(Str.startsWith("www"));
System.out.print("Return value :");
System.out.println(Str.startsWith("tutorial"));
System.out.print("Return value :");
System.out.println(Str.startsWith("tutorial", 4));
}
}The result of the above program execution is:
Return value :true
Return value :false
Return value :true