String methods with boolean results

Method name	Description
string.equals(string)	whether the two strings are identical
string.equalsIgnoreCase(string)	whether the two strings are identical, ignoring capitalization
string.startsWith(string)	whether this string begins with the characters of the given string
string.endsWith(string)	whether this string ends with the characters of the given string
string.contains(string)	whether the characters of the given string occur within this string

String name = "Professor Smith";
if (name.startsWith("Prof")) {
    System.out.println("When are your office hours?");
}