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.
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)
}
} |
Output:
true
Example: 2#
// 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)
}
} |
Output:
false