Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /** * Copyright (C) [2013] [The FURTHeR Project] * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.util.List; public class Main { /** * Does a list start with a sub-list. If either list is <code>null</code>, returns * <code>false</code>. * * @param <T> * @param list * a list * @param subList * sub-list * @return <code>true</code> if and only if list starts with subList */ public static <T> boolean startsWith(final List<? extends T> list, final List<? extends T> subList) { if ((list == null) || (subList == null) || (list.size() < subList.size())) { return false; } return list.subList(0, subList.size()).equals(subList); } }