// Fig. 14.4: 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);
         }
      } 

      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);
         }
      } 
   } 
}

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