Text.StartsWith
Text.StartsWith(text as nullable text, substring as text, optional comparer as nullable function) as nullable logical
Returns true if text value text
starts with text value substring
.
text
: Atext
value which is to be searched.substring
: Atext
value which is the substring to be searched for intext
.comparer
: [Optional] AComparer
used for controlling the comparison. For example, Comparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase may be used to perform case-insensitive searches.
comparer
is a Comparer
which is used to control the comparison. Comparers can be used to provide case-insensitive or culture and locale-aware comparisons.
The following built-in comparers are available in the formula language:
- Comparer.Ordinal: Used to perform an exact ordinal comparison.
Comparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase
: Used to perform an exact ordinal case-insensitive comparison.- Comparer.FromCulture: Used to perform a culture-aware comparison.
Check if the text "Hello, World" starts with the text "hello".
Usage
Text.StartsWith("Hello, World", "hello")
Output
false
Check if the text "Hello, World" starts with the text "Hello".
Usage
Text.StartsWith("Hello, World", "Hello")
Output
true
Ignoring case, check if the text "Hello, World" starts with the text "hello".
Usage
Text.StartsWith("Hello, World", "hello", Comparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
Output
true