Package: effect
Module: String
Returns true if the string starts with the specified search string.
Example (Checking string prefixes)
import { pipe, String } from "effect"
import * as assert from "node:assert"
assert.deepStrictEqual(pipe("hello world", String.startsWith("hello")), true)
assert.deepStrictEqual(pipe("hello world", String.startsWith("world")), false)
Signature
declare const startsWith: (searchString: string, position?: number) => (self: string) => boolean
Since v2.0.0