in src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/StringUtils.java [1847:1858]
public static int differenceAt(@Nonnull String s1, @Nonnull String s2) {
int i;
for (i = 0; (i < s1.length()) && (i < s2.length()); ++i) {
if (s1.charAt(i) != s2.charAt(i)) {
break;
}
}
if ((i < s2.length()) || (i < s1.length())) {
return i;
}
return -1;
}