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Returns true if this string starts with a match of pattern.
var string = 'Dart';
string.startsWith('D'); // true
string.startsWith(new RegExp(r'[A-Z][a-z]')); // true
If index is provided, this method checks if the substring starting
at that index starts with a match of pattern:
string.startsWith('art', 1); // true
string.startsWith(new RegExp(r'\w{3}')); // true
index must not be negative or greater than length.
A RegExp containing '^' does not match if the index is greater than
zero. The pattern works on the string as a whole, and does not extract
a substring starting at index first:
string.startsWith(new RegExp(r'^art'), 1); // false
string.startsWith(new RegExp(r'art'), 1); // true
Source
/**
* Returns true if this string starts with a match of [pattern].
*
* var string = 'Dart';
* string.startsWith('D'); // true
* string.startsWith(new RegExp(r'[A-Z][a-z]')); // true
*
* If [index] is provided, this method checks if the substring starting
* at that index starts with a match of [pattern]:
*
* string.startsWith('art', 1); // true
* string.startsWith(new RegExp(r'\w{3}')); // true
*
* [index] must not be negative or greater than [length].
*
* A [RegExp] containing '^' does not match if the [index] is greater than
* zero. The pattern works on the string as a whole, and does not extract
* a substring starting at [index] first:
*
* string.startsWith(new RegExp(r'^art'), 1); // false
* string.startsWith(new RegExp(r'art'), 1); // true
*/
bool startsWith(Pattern pattern, [int index = 0]);