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str starts-with for strings

Check if an input starts with a string.

Signature

> str starts-with {flags} (string) ...rest

Flags

  • --ignore-case, -i: search is case insensitive

Parameters

  • string: the string to match
  • ...rest: For a data structure input, check strings at the given cell paths, and replace with result

Input/output types:

input output
list<string> list<bool>
record record
string bool
table table

Examples

Checks if input string starts with 'my'

>'my_library.rb'|str starts-with'my'
true

Checks if input string starts with 'Car'

>'Cargo.toml'|str starts-with'Car'
true

Checks if input string starts with '.toml'

>'Cargo.toml'|str starts-with'.toml'
false

Checks if input string starts with 'cargo', case-insensitive

>'Cargo.toml'|str starts-with-i'cargo'
true

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