Java Array Contain arrayContains(byte[] a, int offset, byte[] b)

Description

Returns true if an array's elements appear inside another array.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
a	haystack
offset	starting index in haystack for the comparison
b	needle

Return

true if every byte of needle matches haystack, beginning at start

Declaration

private static boolean arrayContains(byte[] a, int offset, byte[] b) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**/*from  w  w  w . jav a2 s  .  c om*/
     * Returns true if an array's elements appear inside another array.
     *
     * @param a  haystack
     * @param offset  starting index in haystack for the comparison
     * @param b  needle
     * @return true if every byte of needle matches haystack, beginning at start
     */
    private static boolean arrayContains(byte[] a, int offset, byte[] b) {
        if (a.length < offset + b.length)
            return false;

        for (int i = 0; i < b.length; i++) {
            if (a[offset + i] != b[i])
                return false;
        }
        return true;
    }
}

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