fn:starts-with
Whether one string starts with another
Description
The fn:starts-with function returns an xs:boolean value indicating whether one string ($arg1) starts with the characters of another string ($arg2). Leading and trailing whitespace is significant, so you may want to use the fn:normalize-space function to trim the strings before using this function.
This description is © Copyright 2007, Priscilla Walmsley. It is excerpted from the book XQuery by Priscilla Walmsley, O'Reilly, 2007. For a complete explanation of this function, please refer to Appendix A of the book.
Arguments and Return Type
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
$arg1 |
xs:string? |
the entire string to test |
$arg2 |
xs:string? |
the substring to check for |
$collation |
xs:string |
the collation to use for comparing |
| return value | xs:boolean |
Examples
| XPath Example | Results |
|---|---|
starts-with('query', 'que') |
true |
starts-with('query', 'query') |
true |
starts-with('query', 'u') |
false |
starts-with('query', '') |
true |
starts-with('', 'query') |
false |
starts-with('', '') |
true |
starts-with('query', ()) |
true |
starts-with(' query', 'q') |
false |
See Also
| fn:ends-with | Whether one string ends with another |
| fn:contains | Whether one string contains another |
History
| Published On | Last Updated | Contributor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-27 | 2007-02-26 | W3C, XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators, http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions/ |
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