public static String findCommonPrefix(final String... strings) {
		StringBuilder prefix = new StringBuilder();
		int index = 0;
		char c = 0;

		loop:
		while (true) {
			for (int i = 0; i < strings.length; i++) {

				String s = strings[i];
				if (index == s.length()) {
					break loop;
				}

				if (i == 0) {
					c = s.charAt(index);
				} else {
					if (s.charAt(index) != c) {
						break loop;
					}
				}
			}

			index++;
			prefix.append(c);
		}
		return prefix.length() == 0 ? StringPool.EMPTY : prefix.toString();
	}
public static String findCommonPrefix(final String... strings) {
		StringBuilder prefix = new StringBuilder();
		int index = 0;
		char c = 0;

		loop:
		while (true) {
			for (int i = 0; i < strings.length; i++) {

				String s = strings[i];
				if (index == s.length()) {
					break loop;
				}

				if (i == 0) {
					c = s.charAt(index);
				} else {
					if (s.charAt(index) != c) {
						break loop;
					}
				}
			}

			index++;
			prefix.append(c);
		}
		return prefix.length() == 0 ? StringPool.EMPTY : prefix.toString();
	}
public static String findCommonPrefix ( final String ... strings ) { StringBuilder prefix = new StringBuilder ( ) ; int index = 0 ; char c = 0 ; loop : while ( true ) { for ( int i = 0 ; i < strings . length ; i ++ ) { String s = strings [ i ] ; if ( index == s . length ( ) ) { break loop ; } if ( i == 0 ) { c = s . charAt ( index ) ; } else { if ( s . charAt ( index ) != c ) { break loop ; } } } index ++ ; prefix . append ( c ) ; } return prefix . length ( ) == 0 ? StringPool . EMPTY : prefix . toString ( ) ; }
Finds common prefix for several strings. Returns an empty string if
arguments do not have a common prefix.
Finds common prefix for several strings . Returns an empty string if arguments do not have a common prefix .