Scala String startsWith(String prefix) method with example
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29 Oct, 2019
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The startsWith(String prefix) method is utilized to check if the stated string starts with the prefix or not that is being specified by us.
Scala
Scala
Method Definition: Boolean startsWith(String prefix) Return Type: It returns true if the string starts with the specified prefix else it returns false.Example: 1#
// Scala program of startsWith()
// method
// Creating object
object GfG
{
// Main method
def main(args:Array[String])
{
// Applying startsWith method
val result = "GeeksforGeeks".startsWith("Geeks")
// Displays output
println(result)
}
}
// Scala program of startsWith()// method// Creating objectobject GfG{ // Main method def main(args:Array[String]) { // Applying startsWith method val result = "GeeksforGeeks".startsWith("Geeks") // Displays output println(result) }}
Output:
Example: 2#
true
// Scala program of startsWith()
// method
// Creating object
object GfG
{
// Main method
def main(args:Array[String])
{
// Applying startsWith method
val result = "GeeksforGeeks".startsWith("geeks")
// Displays output
println(result)
}
}
// Scala program of startsWith()// method// Creating objectobject GfG{ // Main method def main(args:Array[String]) { // Applying startsWith method val result = "GeeksforGeeks".startsWith("geeks") // Displays output println(result) }}
Output:
false
