Java List Starts with startsWith(List list0, List list1)

Description

Returns whether one list is a prefix of another.

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static <E> boolean startsWith(List<E> list0, List<E> list1) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /** Returns whether one list is a prefix of another. */
    public static <E> boolean startsWith(List<E> list0, List<E> list1) {
        return list0.equals(list1) || list0.size() > list1.size() && list0.subList(0, list1.size()).equals(list1);
    }
}

Related

1. startsWith(List left, List right, boolean equals)
2. startsWith(List left, List right, boolean equals)
3. startsWith(List string, List prefix)
4. startsWithAny(String s, List prefixes)
5. startsWithWord(String aTarget, List aExpectWordList)