startswith

startsWith Task Purpose

The startsWith task is used to determine whether or not a string begins with another string. The task returns a boolean value of True or False based on whether the string starts with the characters of a specified string.

Potential Use Case

Use this task to check the placement of a variable within a string of characters. You could use startsWith to determine if the string has missing or added characters.

Properties

Input and output parameters are shown below.

Example 1

• In this IAP example, the str variable is statically set as "Hello World".

• The searchString to find is "W" and the position to begin searching is at character "6". Remember, the location of the first character in a string is always 0, the second character 1, and so on.

  

• The result of this task returns True; the "W" is located in the number "6" character position.

  

Example 2

• The next IAP example is the same as the first except the space between the words "HelloWorld" has been removed.

  

• The result returns False since the "W" is now located in position "5" due to the removal of the space.