Here you can find the source of arrayStartsWith(V[] pattern, V[] data)
public static <V> boolean arrayStartsWith(V[] pattern, V[] data)
//package com.java2s; /**/*from w w w. j a va2 s . com*/ * Copyright (c) 2013, Will Szumski * * This file is part of formicidae. * * formicidae is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * formicidae is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with formicidae. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ public class Main { public static <V> boolean arrayStartsWith(V[] pattern, V[] data) { for (int i = 0; i < pattern.length; i++) { if (data[i] != pattern[i]) { return false; } } return true; } }