Altova FlowForce Server 2026 

Returns true if the string specified by the string argument starts with the value of the start argument.

 

Signature

starts-with(string as string, start as string) -> Boolean

 

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

string

string

The input string.

start

string

The string value to check for.

 

Examples

The following expression returns true:

 

starts-with('cat', 'c')

 

The following expression returns false:

 

starts-with('cat', 'b')

 

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