StringStartsWith

java.lang.Object
- org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher<T>
- - org.hamcrest.TypeSafeMatcher<java.lang.String>
  - - org.hamcrest.core.SubstringMatcher
    - - org.hamcrest.core.StringStartsWith

All Implemented Interfaces:

Matcher<java.lang.String>, SelfDescribing
```
public class StringStartsWith
extends SubstringMatcher
```
Tests if the argument is a string that starts with a specific substring.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.hamcrest.core.SubstringMatcher
  substring

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StringStartsWith(boolean ignoringCase, java.lang.String substring)

StringStartsWith(java.lang.String substring)

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected boolean`	`evalSubstringOf(java.lang.String s)`
`static Matcher<java.lang.String>`	`startsWith(java.lang.String prefix)`	Creates a matcher that matches if the examined `String` starts with the specified `String`.
`static Matcher<java.lang.String>`	`startsWithIgnoringCase(java.lang.String prefix)`	Creates a matcher that matches if the examined `String` starts with the specified `String`, ignoring case

Methods inherited from class org.hamcrest.core.SubstringMatcher
converted, describeMismatchSafely, describeTo, matchesSafely

Methods inherited from class org.hamcrest.TypeSafeMatcher
describeMismatch, matches

Methods inherited from class org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher
_dont_implement_Matcher___instead_extend_BaseMatcher_, isNotNull, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - StringStartsWith
```
public StringStartsWith(java.lang.String substring)
```
  - StringStartsWith
```
public StringStartsWith(boolean ignoringCase,
                        java.lang.String substring)
```
- Method Detail
  - evalSubstringOf
```
protected boolean evalSubstringOf(java.lang.String s)
```
    Specified by:
    
    evalSubstringOf in class SubstringMatcher
  - startsWith
```
public static Matcher<java.lang.String> startsWith(java.lang.String prefix)
```
    Creates a matcher that matches if the examined String starts with the specified String.
    For example:
    assertThat("myStringOfNote", startsWith("my"))
    Parameters:
    
    prefix - the substring that the returned matcher will expect at the start of any examined string
  - startsWithIgnoringCase
```
public static Matcher<java.lang.String> startsWithIgnoringCase(java.lang.String prefix)
```
    Creates a matcher that matches if the examined String starts with the specified String, ignoring case
    For example:
    assertThat("myStringOfNote", startsWithIgnoringCase("My"))
    Parameters:
    
    prefix - the substring that the returned matcher will expect at the start of any examined string