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Case-sensitive \'Starts With\'

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A simple Javascript function to tell if one string starts with another.

Usage:

if (myString.startsWith("anything") {
do something…
}


NOTE: As always, make sure this is defined before it is used!

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  1. if (typeof String.prototype.startsWith != 'function') {
  2. 	String.prototype.startsWith = function(str) {
  3.     	return (this.lastIndexOf(str, 0) === 0);
  4. 	};
  5. }

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