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Starts With L

hphp/hack/manual/hsl/Functions/HH.Lib.Str/starts_with_l.md

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Returns whether the string starts with the given prefix

Hack
namespace HH\Lib\Str;

function starts_with_l(
  \HH\Lib\Locale\Locale $locale,
  string $string,
  string $prefix,
): bool;

Strings will be normalized for comparison in encodings that support multiple representations, such as UTF-8.

For a case-insensitive check, see Str\starts_with_ci_l(). For a byte-wise check, see Str\starts_with()

Guide

Parameters

  • \HH\Lib\Locale\Locale $locale
  • string $string
  • string $prefix

Returns

  • bool
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