Here you can find the source of startsWithIgnoreCase(String name, Iterable
public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(String name, Iterable<String> patterns)
//package com.java2s; /*// w w w. ja va 2 s.c o m * Copyright 2015 JAXIO http://www.jaxio.com * * 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. */ public class Main { /** * Does the given column name starts with one of pattern given in parameter Not case sensitive */ public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(String name, Iterable<String> patterns) { String nameUpper = name.toUpperCase(); for (String pattern : patterns) { String patternUpper = pattern.toUpperCase(); if (nameUpper.equals(patternUpper) || nameUpper.startsWith(patternUpper)) { return true; } } return false; } }