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> Returns true if the given string or array starts with prefix using strict equality for comparisons. Using fastest implementation.

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Install

``
npm i starts-with --save
npm test
`

Usage

> For more use-cases see the tests

`js
var startsWith = require('starts-with')

startsWith('abcdefghi', 'abcd') //=> true
startsWith(['abc', 'def', 'ghi'], 'abc') //=> true
startsWith(['abc', 'def', 'ghi'], ['abc']) //=> false
startsWith(['cab', 'cdf', 'cef'], 'c') //=> false
startsWith([57, 'a', 'b'], 57) //=> true
startsWith([57, 'a', 'b', 'c'], '57') //=> false
startsWith(['57', 'a', 'b', 'c'], '57') //=> true
`




Related


- ends-with: Returns true if the given string or array ends with suffix` using strict equality for comparisons.
- each-string-index: Get the index for each occurrence of a string, in a string. Much faster than regex, and useful for doing simple find and replace operations for specific strings.
- starts-with-any: Returns true if the given string or array begins with any of the given substrings.

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.
But before doing anything, please read the CONTRIBUTING.md guidelines.

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