Delphi Basics .Net : System.String.StartsWith method

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StartsWith
Method

Determines if a string starts with a specified string

String	Class
System	NameSpace

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.

Microsoft MSDN Links

System
System.String
System.String.StartsWith

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.

   strA = ABCDEF
   strA starts with ABC
   strA does not start with abc