[LANG-557] Javadoc wrong for StringUtils startsWith, startsWithIgnoreCase, endsWith and endsWithIgnoreCase

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.4
• Fix Version/s: 2.5
• Component/s: lang.*

Environment

http://commons.apache.org/lang//api/org/apache/commons/lang/StringUtils.html

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Anish K George
• Created: 22/Nov/09 12:00
• Updated: 25/Feb/10 20:42
• Resolved: 26/Nov/09 17:41

Description

In the examples given along with the descriptions of startsWith, startsWithIgnoreCase, endsWith and endsWithIgnoreCase of StringUtils class, the full string and the suffix/prefix are used in the wrong order.

eg:

It is mentioned that StringUtils.startsWith("abc", "abcdef") = true
It should be StringUtils.startsWith("abcdef", "abc") = true