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begins_with

Summary

Checks if a string starts with a specific character/sequence.

Usage

input|begins_with( sequence )

Parameters

NameTypeDescriptionRequired
sequence string The string that should be matched. Yes.

Returns

TRUE if there is a match, FALSE otherwise.

Description

This operator checks if the input string starts with a specified sequence of characters. If yes, the operator returns TRUE, otherwise FALSE will be returned.

Examples

Example 1

{'My cat is green.'|begins_with( 'My cat' )}

Returns TRUE.

Example 2

{'My cat is green.'|begins_with( 'My dog' )}

Returns FALSE.

Balazs Halasy (05/02/2004 10:51 am)

Balazs Halasy (04/05/2005 2:33 pm)


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