Test if String Starts With Certain Characters in PHP | CSS-Tricks

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Fri May 29 2020 13:09:12 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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<?php 
  
function startsWith($string, $startString) { 
  $len = strlen($startString); 
  return (substr($string, 0, $len) === $startString); 
} 

// usage
echo startsWith("cat", "c"); // true
echo startsWith("dog", "x"); // false

?> 
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