A good answer might be:

It creates a new string which is a lower case version of the original string.

The toLowerCase() Method

Look at these lines of code: 

     String burns = "My love is like a red, red rose.";

	. . . . . .

     if ( burns.toLowerCase().startsWith( "  MY LOVE".trim().toLowerCase() ) )
       System.out.println( "Both start with the same letters." ); 
     else
       System.out.println( "Prefix fails." );

QUESTION 19:

What does the above write to the monitor?