if statement with string

[griffon]

I'm fairly new to Java. I'm trying to write an if statement so if the first letter of a name is a certain letter, it's placed in a certain category. How do I specify for just the first letter? So far I have:

if(Name ==

Thanks

[BigDaddyLH]

I'm fairly new to Java. I'm trying to write an if statement so if the first letter of a name is a certain letter, it's placed in a certain category. How do I specify for just the first letter? So far I have:

if(Name ==

Thanks

Have you discovered the API: http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/
In it are the answers to your next 1,000 questions, but for starters, look up java.lang.Strin g and find the method you need to answer this question.