fn:starts-with
Tests whether one string starts with another string.
starts-with($value as xs:string?, $substring as xs:string?, $collation as xs:string?:=fn:default-collation()) ➔ xs:boolean
Arguments | ||||
| $value | xs:string? | The containing string | |
| $substring | xs:string? | The supposed initial part of the string | |
| $collation | xs:string? | := fn:default-collation() | The collation used for comparing strings |
Result | xs:boolean | |||
Namespace
http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions
Links to W3C specifications
XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators
XPath 4.0 Functions and Operators
Saxon availability
Available in XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery 1.0, and later versions. Available in all Saxon editions. Available for all platforms.