Java String Starts Wtih startsWithIgnoreCase(String s, String start)

Description

Check is a string starts with another string, ignoring the case.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	the string to check (must be longer than start)
start	the prefix of s

Return

true if start is a prefix of s

Declaration

public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(String s, String start) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**//from ww w.  j  a v  a  2  s.co  m
     * Check is a string starts with another string, ignoring the case.
     *
     * @param s the string to check (must be longer than start)
     * @param start the prefix of s
     * @return true if start is a prefix of s
     */
    public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(String s, String start) {
        if (s.length() < start.length()) {
            return false;
        }
        return s.substring(0, start.length()).equalsIgnoreCase(start);
    }
}

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