Operators

starts with

Supported By

Syntax

expression starts with expression

Description

The starts with operator evaluates to true if the string to the left of the operator starts with the string to the right of the operator. Otherwise, it evaluates to false.

Note

The starts with operator is case-insensitive. For case-sensitive comparison, use the csoffset function.

Synonym

begins with

See Also

contains, is in, ends with, does not contain, is not in, does not start with, does not end with