
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>shortestMatch</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;input)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the shortest prefix of <code>input<code> that is matched,
 or <code>null<code> if no match exists.
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