## org.jfree.util
Class StringUtils

    java.lang.Object
      org.jfree.util.StringUtils

    public class StringUtils

extends java.lang.Object

String utilities.

Author:
  Thomas Morgner.

Method Summary
`static boolean` `endsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String base, java.lang.String end)` Helper functions to query a strings end portion.
`static java.lang.String` `getLineSeparator()` Queries the system properties for the line separator.
`static boolean` `startsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String base, java.lang.String start)` Helper functions to query a strings start portion.

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

Method Detail

### startsWithIgnoreCase

    public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String base,
                                               java.lang.String start)

  Helper functions to query a strings start portion. The comparison is case insensitive.

  Parameters:
    `base` - the base string.
    `start` - the starting text.
  Returns:
    true, if the string starts with the given starting text.

### endsWithIgnoreCase

    public static boolean endsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String base,
                                             java.lang.String end)

  Helper functions to query a strings end portion. The comparison is case insensitive.

  Parameters:
    `base` - the base string.
    `end` - the ending text.
  Returns:
    true, if the string ends with the given ending text.

### getLineSeparator

    public static java.lang.String getLineSeparator()

  Queries the system properties for the line separator. If access to the System properties is forbidden, the UNIX default is returned.

  Returns:
    the line separator.