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{{Useful Function}}
__NOTOC__
This function checks if a string starts with other string.

==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
bool string.startsWith ( string prefix )
</syntaxhighlight>

===Required Arguments===
* '''suffix''': Prefix you want to check your string against

===Returns===
Returns true if string starts with a prefix, false otherwise.

==Code==
<section name="Shared script" class="both" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
function string.startsWith(str, start)
return string.sub(str, 1, #start) == start
end
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

==Example==
<section name="Shared script" class="both" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
local str = 'Carl Johnson'
if str:startsWith('Carl') then
iprint('Mr. C. '..str:sub(6))
end
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

Author: Tracer

==See Also==
{{Useful_Functions}}

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