starts_with({source_str}, {search_str})

Returns a Boolean indicating whether a string begins with the search string.

STARTS_WITH() follows this syntax.

source_str

The string to be searched.

search_str

The string to search for within the source string.

This example returns a Boolean that confirms whether the value in the City field begins with “Hen.”

CitystartValue
Hendersontrue
Hendersontrue
Los Angelesfalse
Fort Lauderdalefalse
Fort Lauderdalefalse