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Below is an example code:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">class<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">Main<\/span> {\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">static<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">main<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">(String[] args)<\/span> {\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-type\">String<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">str<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"   Hello, World!\"<\/span>;\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-type\">String<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">prefix<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Hello\"<\/span>;\r\n        \r\n        <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u53bb\u9664\u5b57\u7b26\u4e32\u5f00\u5934\u548c\u7ed3\u5c3e\u7684\u7a7a\u683c<\/span>\r\n        str = str.trim();\r\n        \r\n        <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u68c0\u67e5\u5b57\u7b26\u4e32\u662f\u5426\u4ee5\u6307\u5b9a\u7684\u524d\u7f00\u5f00\u5934<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">if<\/span> (str.startsWith(prefix)) {\r\n            System.out.println(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"\u5b57\u7b26\u4e32\u4ee5\u524d\u7f00\u5f00\u5934\"<\/span>);\r\n        } <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">else<\/span> {\r\n            System.out.println(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"\u5b57\u7b26\u4e32\u4e0d\u4ee5\u524d\u7f00\u5f00\u5934\"<\/span>);\r\n        }\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the example above, we start by using the trim() method to remove any leading and trailing spaces of the string, and then use the startsWith() method to check if the string begins with a specified prefix. 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