The startsWith() method returns true if a string begins with specified character(s). If not, it returns false.
Example
startsWith() Syntax
The syntax of the startsWith() method is:
str.startsWith(searchString, position)
Here, str is a string.
startsWith() Parameters
The startsWith() method takes in :
- searchString - The characters to be searched for at the beginning of str.
- position (optional) - The position in str to start searching for searchString. Default value is 0.
startsWith() Return Value
- Returns
trueif the given characters are found at the beginning of the string. - Returns
falseif given characters are not found at the beginning of the string.
Note: The startsWith() method is case sensitive.
Example: Using startsWith() method
Output
true true false true
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