// Fig. 30.4: StringStartEnd.java
// String methods startsWith and endsWith.

public class StringStartEnd 
{
   public static void main( String args[] )
   {
      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 );
      } // end for

      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 );
      } // end for

      System.out.println();

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

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