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

Description

Returns whether str starts with start, ignoring case.

License

BSD License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
str	The string to check.
start	The prefix to check for.

Return

Whether str starts with start, ignoring case.

Declaration

public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(String str, String start) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  ww  w .j  a va 2 s  .  co  m*/
 * 12/21/2008
 *
 * Util.java - Utility methods for the autocompletion package.
 * 
 * This library is distributed under a modified BSD license.  See the included
 * RSyntaxTextArea.License.txt file for details.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns whether <code>str</code> starts with <code>start</code>,
     * ignoring case.
     *
     * @param str The string to check.
     * @param start The prefix to check for.
     * @return Whether <code>str</code> starts with <code>start</code>,
     *         ignoring case.
     */
    public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(String str, String start) {
        int startLen = start.length();
        if (str.length() >= startLen) {
            for (int i = 0; i < startLen; i++) {
                char c1 = str.charAt(i);
                char c2 = start.charAt(i);
                if (Character.toLowerCase(c1) != Character.toLowerCase(c2)) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
}

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