Java String Starts Wtih startsWith(final String s, final String[] prefixes)

Description

Test if a String starts with one of the prefix of a list in an array

License

LGPL

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	String to test
prefixes	list of prefixes

Return

true if the String starts with one of the prefix of a list in an array

Declaration

public static final boolean startsWith(final String s, final String[] prefixes) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  w w w. j  a  va 2 s . c  o m*/
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Test if a String starts with one of the prefix of a list in an array
     * @param s String to test
     * @param prefixes list of prefixes
     * @return true if the String starts with one of the prefix of a list in an
     *         array
     */
    public static final boolean startsWith(final String s, final String[] prefixes) {

        if (s == null || prefixes == null) {
            return false;
        }

        for (String p : prefixes) {
            if (s.startsWith(p)) {
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }
}

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