DocumentationHSLReferenceFunctionHH\Lib\Str\starts_with

HH\Lib\Str\starts_with

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Returns whether the string starts with the given prefix

namespace HH\Lib\Str;

function starts_with(
  string $string,
  string $prefix,
): bool;

For a case-insensitive check, see Str\starts_with_ci().

Guide

String

Parameters

string $string
string $prefix

Returns

bool

Examples

$result = Str\starts_with("example_string", "example");
echo($result);
//result: true

$result = Str\starts_with("example_string", "EXAMPLE");
echo($result);
//result: false

$result = Str\starts_with("example_string", "string");
echo($result);
//result: false