Class: String
Description
This method determines if a string begins with a specified string. For example, it will determine if the phrase "Be free, fly far away" begins with "Be ".
Syntax
StringObject.beginsWith(String begin,Boolean ignoreCase)
Parameters
|
begin |
The string to look for. |
|
ignoreCase |
An option that indicates whether to ignore case. Valid values are 1 (ignore case) and 0 (do not ignore case). If not specified, the default is 0. |
Returns
True, if the string begins with the specified string.
False, if the string does not begin with the specified string.
When Became Available
v7.0
Example
type String STR = "There we go again ..."
type Boolean B1 = STR.beginsWith("there") // 0 (wrong case)
type Boolean B2 = STR.beginsWith("The") // 1
type Boolean B1 = STR.beginsWith("there",1) // 1
type Boolean B2 = STR.beginsWith("The",1) // 1