import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull; import java.io.File; class Zoo2 { public static boolean startsWith(@NotNull String path, @NotNull String start, final boolean caseSensitive) { final int length1 = path.length(); final int length2 = start.length(); if (length2 == 0) return true; if (length2 > length1) return false; if (!path.regionMatches(!caseSensitive, 0, start, 0, length2)) return false; if (length1 == length2) return true; char last2 = start.charAt(length2 - 1); char next1; if (last2 == '/' || last2 == File.separatorChar) { next1 = path.charAt(length2 - 1); } else { next1 = path.charAt(length2); } return next1 == '/' || next1 == File.separatorChar; } void foo(Some me, Some other) { if (me.depth < other.depth) { System.out.println("less"); } else if (other.depth > me.depth) { System.out.println("more"); } } } class Some { final int depth; Some(int depth) { this.depth = depth; } }