
MarkLogic 10 Product Documentation
fn:starts-withfn:starts-with(
   $parameter1 as xs:string?,
   $parameter2 as xs:string?,
   [$collation as xs:string]
) as xs:boolean
Summary
 Returns true if the first parameter starts with the string
 from the second parameter, otherwise returns false.
	  
	  
	
	  
	    | Parameters | 
	  
	
	  
	    | parameter1 | 
	    
  The string from which to test.
   | 
	  
	  
	    | parameter2 | 
	    
  The string to test whether it is at the beginning of the first parameter.
   | 
	  
	  
	    | collation | 
	    
  The optional name of a valid collation URI.  For information on the
  collation URI syntax, see the Search Developer's Guide.
   | 
	  
	
Example
fn:starts-with("abcd", "ab")
=> true
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