A good answer might be:

Can an object reference variable exist that without referring to an object?
- Yes, a reference variable can be declared without initialization:
  String myString;
- Also, a reference can be set to null.
Can an object exist without an object reference variable referring to it?
- Yes, as seen in the previous example. Such objects are temporary.

The `startsWith()` Method

Here is another method of the String class:

    public boolean startsWith(String  prefix);

The startsWith() method tests if one String is the prefix of another. This is frequently needed in programs. (Although, as usual, the following example is too short to show a real-world situation. Trust me. This method is one to know.)

class prefixTest
{
  public static void main ( String args[] )
  {
     String burns = "My love is like a red, red rose.";

     if ( burns.startsWith( "My love" ) )
       System.out.println( "Prefix 1 matches." );
     else
       System.out.println( "Prefix 1 fails." );

     if ( burns.startsWith( "my love" ) )
       System.out.println( "Prefix 2 matches." );
     else
       System.out.println( "Prefix 2 fails." );

     if ( burns.startsWith( "  My love" ) )
       System.out.println( "Prefix 3 matches." );
     else
       System.out.println( "Prefix 3 fails." );

     if ( burns.startsWith( "  My love".trim() ) )
       System.out.println( "Prefix 4 matches." );
     else
       System.out.println( "Prefix 4 fails." );
  }
}

Notice how trim() is used in the last if statement.

A good answer might be:

The startsWith() Method

QUESTION 17:

The `startsWith()` Method