StartsWith

StartsWith( value, search )

Description

The StartsWith function returns true when the value string starts with the search string, or false when it does not.

Argument Type Definition and Requirements

Argument	Type	Definition and Requirements
`value`	String	The string to compare.
`search`	String	The string to search for at the start of `value`.

value

The string to compare.

search

The string to search for at the start of value.

Returns a boolean: true when value starts with search, or false when it does not.

The following query demonstrates the case where the value string starts with the search string:

client.query(
  q.StartsWith('Fauna', 'F')
)
.then((ret) => console.log(ret))

true

The following query demonstrates the case where the value string does not start with the search string:

client.query(
  q.StartsWith('Fauna', 'f')
)
.then((ret) => console.log(ret))

false

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