starts-with

starts-with($arg1 as xs:string?, $arg2 as xs:string?) → xs:boolean

Arguments

 

$arg1

xs:string?

The containing string

 

$arg2

xs:string?

The supposed initial part of the string

Result

xs:boolean

starts-with($arg1 as xs:string?, $arg2 as xs:string?, $collation as xs:string) → xs:boolean

Arguments

 

$arg1

xs:string?

The containing string

 

$arg2

xs:string?

The supposed initial part of the string

 

$collation

xs:string

The collation to be used for comparing characters

Result

xs:boolean

Links to W3C specifications

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Applies to: XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery 1.0 and later versions

XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators

XPath 3.0 Functions and Operators

Notes on the Saxon implementation