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StartsWith  
Method  
Determines if a string starts with a specified string
String Class
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CF1.  Function StartsWith ( Value : String; ) : Boolean;
CF : Methods with this mark are Compact Framework Compatible
Description
Returns true if the start of a string matches the Value specified string.
 
It is case sensitive.
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system
system.String
 
 
A simple example
program Project1;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

var
  strA : String;

begin
  strA := 'ABCDEF';

  Console.WriteLine('strA = ' + strA);

  if strA.StartsWith('ABC')
  then Console.WriteLine('strA starts with ABC')
  else Console.WriteLine('strA does not start with ABC');

  if strA.StartsWith('abc')
  then Console.WriteLine('strA starts with abc')
  else Console.WriteLine('strA does not start with abc');

  Console.ReadLine;
end.
Show full unit code
  strA = ABCDEF
  strA starts with ABC
  strA does not start with abc
 
 
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