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String.beginsWith(matchStr)
String.beginsWith() returns Boolean true if the chained string begins with a specific substring.
For example, if $MyString is "I do not like green eggs and ham":
$MyString.beginsWith("I do") returnstrue
$MyString.beginsWith("Hello") returnsfalse
Also, with string literals:
("There are gentlemen now abed.").beginsWith("There are") returnstrue
("There are gentlemen now abed.").beginsWith("Hello") returnsfalse
This operator searches for literal strings, not regular expressions. Matches are case sensitive
("There are gentlemen now abed.").beginsWith("there are") returnsfalse
See also String.endsWith(). If you need to search a String for a regular expression, use String.contains().