Java String Starts Wtih startsWithCharacter(String str, String matchChars)

Description

Check for defined Characters at start of Word or Sequence of words

License

Creative Commons License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
str	a parameter
matchChars	a parameter

Declaration

public static boolean startsWithCharacter(String str, String matchChars) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Creative Commons License 

public class Main {
    /**//from   w  ww . ja  v  a2 s .co m
     * Check for defined Characters at start of Word or Sequence of words
     * 
     * @param str
     * @param matchChars
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean startsWithCharacter(String str, String matchChars) {
        for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
            final char ch = str.charAt(i);
            final int index = matchChars.indexOf(ch);
            if (index != -1) {
                return true;
            } else {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}

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