s1 = "abcd" s2 = "adab" s3 = "ab" String.starts_with?(s1, s3) # => true String.starts_with?(s2, s3) # => false String.ends_with?(s1, s3) # => false String.ends_with?(s2, s3) # => true String.contains?(s1, s3) # => true String.contains?(s2, s3) # => true