public class Solution {
    public static boolean startsWith(String text, String prefix) {
        if (prefix.isEmpty()) return true;
        if (text.length() < prefix.length()) return false;

        for (int i = 0; i < prefix.length(); i++) {
            if(text.charAt(i) != prefix.charAt(i)){
                return false;
            }
        }return true;
    }
}