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            Checks
that the first characters of a given string match the characters
of another given string.
            
            
             
            
            
             Syntax
                starts-with(string, string) 
            
             
            
            
             Parameters
            
             Two
string values separated by a comma.
             
              starts-with
             
             checks
that the first parameter starts with the second parameter.
             
            
             
            
            
             Returns
            
             A
Boolean value of
             
              True
             
             if the first parameter starts
with the second parameter, otherwise
             
              False
             
             .
             
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