String methods startsWith and endsWith. - Java Language Basics

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Description

String methods startsWith and endsWith.

Demo Code

public class Main 
{
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {//from   w w w  .j a va  2s. c om
      String[] strings = {"started", "starting", "ended", "ending"};

      // test method startsWith
      for (String string : strings)
      {
         if (string.startsWith("st"))
            System.out.printf("\"%s\" starts with \"st\"\n", string);
      } 

      System.out.println();

      // test method startsWith starting from position 2 of string
      for (String string : strings)
      {
         if (string.startsWith("art", 2)) 
            System.out.printf(
               "\"%s\" starts with \"art\" at position 2\n", string);
      } 

      System.out.println();

      // test method endsWith
      for (String string : strings)
      {
         if (string.endsWith("ed"))
            System.out.printf("\"%s\" ends with \"ed\"\n", string);
      } 
   } 
}

Result


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