BEGINS

Logical operator for checking if a string begins with a given subtring or pattern

Implemented by: Gambas

With variations:

Also written as:

result = "BASIC" Begins "BAS"        ' True
 
PRINT "BASIC" Begins "Bas"      ' Prints "False"; it is case-sensitive
 
result = "BASIC" Not Begins "Jav"      ' True

• https://gambaswiki.org/wiki/lang/begins , last check 2024-02-16