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.