startsWith

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Last updated: Oct 22, 2021 by Jonathan Muse

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Availability

This routine is available starting with SIL Engine™ 1.0.

Syntax

startsWith(str1, str2)

Description

Returns "true" if str1 starts with str2.

Parameters

Parameter name

Type

Required

Description

str1

string

Yes

Specifies a character expression to search for str2.

str2

string

Yes

Specifies a character expression to search for in str1.

Return type

boolean (true/false)

Example

if(startsWith("Fram, the polar bear", "Fram")) { 
  /* code block will execute */ 
}


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