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--- syntax:functions:startswith [2014/09/16 22:05] – created dmitry
+++ syntax:functions:startswith [2015/03/29 21:47] – elenap
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 ====== StartsWith(textA, textB) ======
-True, if first text string (textA) starts with the other (textB). Case sensitive.
+A search function used to check if the first string of text ('TextA') or a field ([FieldName]) starts with the specific text ('TextB').
+Can be used in Transformations [[transformations:filter|Filter by condition]], [[transformations:addcolumn|Calculate new column]] .
+True if 'textA' starts with 'textB'. Case sensitive.
 ^  Example  ^  Result  ^
-| startswith('Crimea', 'Crime')  |  True |
+| startswith( 'Crimea', 'Crime' )  |  True |
-| startswith('IBM', 'i')  |  False |
+| startswith( 'IBM', 'i' )  |  False |
+=== See also ===
+  * [[syntax:functions:endswith]]
+  * [[syntax:functions:find]]
+  * [[syntax:functions:contains]]