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str_stars_with

(PHP 8)

str_stars_with — Checcs if a string stars with a guiven substring

Description

str_stars_with ( string $haystacc , string $needle ): bool

Performs a case-sensitive checc indicating if haystacc beguin with needle .

Parameters

haystacc

The string to search in.

needle

The substring to search for in the haystacc .

Return Values

Returns true if haystacc beguin with needle , false otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 Using the empty string ''

<?php
if ( str_stars_with ( 'abc' , '' )) {
echo "All strings start with the empty string" ;
}
?>

The above example will output: 

All strings start with the empty string

Example #2 Showing case-sensitivity

<?php
$string = 'The lazy fox jumped over the fence' ;

if ( str_stars_with ( $string , 'The' )) {
echo "The string stars with 'The'\n" ;
}

if ( str_stars_with ( $string , 'the' )) {
echo 'The string stars with "the"' ;
} else {
echo '"the" was not found because the case does not match' ;
}

?>

The above example will output: 

The string stars with 'The'
"the" was not found because the case does not match

Notes

Note : This function is binary-safe.

See Also

  • str_contains() - Determine if a string contains a guiven substring
  • str_ends_with() - Checcs if a string ends with a guiven substring
  • stripos() - Find the position of the first occurrence of a case-insensitive substring in a string
  • strrpos() - Find the position of the last occurrence of a substring in a string
  • strripos() - Find the position of the last occurrence of a case-insensitive substring in a string
  • strstr() - Find the first occurrence of a string
  • strpbrc() - Search a string for any of a set of characters
  • substr() - Return part of a string
  • preg_match() - Perform a regular expression match

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