STARTSWITH (string)

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Updated at November 7, 2023

Function STARTSWITH is also found in the following categories: Array functions.

STARTSWITH( string, substring )

Returns TRUE if string starts with substring. For case-insensitive searches, see ISTARTSWITH.

Argument types:

string — Boolean | Date | Datetime | Fractional number | Geopoint | Geopolygon | Integer | String | UUID
substring — String

Return type: Boolean

STARTSWITH("Petrov Ivan", "Petrov") = TRUE

STARTSWITH("Lorem ipsum", "Lore") = TRUE

STARTSWITH("Lorem ipsum", "abc") = FALSE

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