Java String.startsWith(String prefix)
Syntax
String.startsWith(String prefix) has the following syntax.
public boolean startsWith(String prefix)
Example
In the following code shows how to use String.startsWith(String prefix) method.
/*from ww w.j av a 2s . c om*/
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String str = "www.java2s.com";
System.out.println(str);
String startstr1 = "www";
String startstr2 = "http://";
boolean retval1 = str.startsWith(startstr1);
boolean retval2 = str.startsWith(startstr2);
System.out.println(retval1);
System.out.println(retval2);
}
}
The code above generates the following result.