Java String: startsWith() Method

public boolean startsWith(String prefix, int toffset)

The startsWith() method tests if the substring of this string beginning at the specified index starts with the specified prefix.

Java Platform: Java SE 8

Syntax:

startsWith(String prefix, 
int toffset)

Parameters:

Return Value: true if the character sequence represented by the argument is a prefix of the substring of this object starting at index toffset; false otherwise. The result is false if toffset is negative or greater than the length of this String object; otherwise the result is the same as the result of the expression.

this.substring(toffset).startsWith(prefix)

Return Value Type: boolean

Pictorial presentation of Java String split() Method

Example: Java String startsWith(String prefix, int toffset) Method

The following example shows the usage of java String() method.

import java.lang.*;
public class StringExample {

   public static void main(String[] args) {
  System.out.println();
   String str = "www.example.com";
   System.out.println(str);

   // the start string to be checked
   String startstr = "example";
   String startstr1 = "example";
    
   // checks that string starts with given substring and starting index
   boolean returnval1 = str.startsWith(startstr);
   boolean returnval2 = str.startsWith(startstr1, 4);
    
   // prints true if the string starts with given substring
   System.out.println("starts with " + startstr + " ? " + returnval1);
   System.out.println("string " + startstr1 + " starting from index 4 ? "
   + returnval2);
   System.out.println();
   }
}

Output:

www.example.com                                        
starts with example ? false                            
string example starting from index 4 ? true

public boolean startsWith(String prefix)

Tests if this string starts with the specified prefix.

Java Platform: Java SE 8

Syntax:

startsWith(String prefix)

Parameters:

Return Value: true if the character sequence represented by the argument is a prefix of the character sequence represented by this string; false otherwise. Note also that true will be returned if the argument is an empty string or is equal to this String object as determined by the equals(Object) method.

Return Value Type: boolean

Example: Java String startsWith(String prefix) Method

The following example shows the usage of java String() method.

public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println();
    String str = "www.example.com";
    System.out.println(str);

    String startstr = "www";
    String startstr1 = "http://";

    boolean returnval1 = str.startsWith(startstr);
    boolean returnval2 = str.startsWith(startstr1);

    System.out.println(returnval1);
    System.out.println(returnval2);
    System.out.println();
  }
}

Output:

www.example.com                                        
true                                                   
false

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