Java Array Starts With startsWith(byte[] source, int offset, byte[] match)

Description

Does this byte array begin with match array content?

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
source	Byte array to examine
offset	An offset into the <code>source</code> array
match	Byte array to locate in <code>source</code>

Return

true If the starting bytes are equal

Declaration

public static boolean startsWith(byte[] source, int offset, byte[] match) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

public class Main {

    public static boolean startsWith(byte[] source, byte[] match) {
        return startsWith(source, 0, match);
    }/*from w  ww  .j  a  va 2 s.c o  m*/

    /**
     * Does this byte array begin with match array content?
     *
     * @param source Byte array to examine
     * @param offset An offset into the <code>source</code> array
     * @param match  Byte array to locate in <code>source</code>
     * @return true If the starting bytes are equal
     */
    public static boolean startsWith(byte[] source, int offset, byte[] match) {

        if (match.length > (source.length - offset)) {
            return false;
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < match.length; i++) {
            if (source[offset + i] != match[i]) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }
}

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