Java String Starts Wtih startsWithIgnoreCase(String haystack, String needle)

Description

starts With Ignore Case

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
haystack	- string to search
needle	- string to look for - must be in lowercase

Declaration

public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(String haystack, String needle) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

public class Main {
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     *
     * @param haystack - string to search
     * @param needle - string to look for - must be in lowercase
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(String haystack, String needle) {
        if (haystack.length() < needle.length()) {
            return false;
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < needle.length(); i++) {
            if (Character.toLowerCase(haystack.charAt(i)) != needle.charAt(i)) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }
}

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