code: protected boolean isExcluded(CmsObject cms, String path) {
  
          List<String> excludes = getExcludes(cms);
          // now check if the current link start with one of the exclude links
          for (int i = 0; i < excludes.size(); i++) {
              if (path.startsWith(excludes.get(i))) {
                  return true;
              }
          }
          return false;
      }
docs: Returns if the given path starts with an exclude prefix.<p>
  
  @param cms the cms context
  @param path the path to check
  
  @return <code>true</code> if the given path starts with an exclude prefix