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fn:starts-with

fn:starts-with(string? $operand1, string? $operand2) → boolean?

Function signature

$operand1

xs:string ?

$operand2

xs:string ?

Result

xs:boolean ?

Tests whether one string starts with another string

XPath 2.0 Specification

fn:starts-with(string? $operand1, string? $operand2, string $collation) → boolean?

Function signature

$operand1

xs:string ?

$operand2

xs:string ?

$collation

xs:string

Result

xs:boolean ?

Tests whether one string starts with another string, using the given collation for comparison

XPath 2.0 Specification

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