Locale.StartsWith (Civ5 API)

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This function is a member of Locale. This is a static method, invoke it with a dot.

Test if a string starts with a specified prefix (UTF-8 friendly)

Usage

bool Locale.StartsWith(string base_string, string prefix)

Returned Value

Returns true if base_string starts with prefix, false otherwise.

Parameters

base_string:	The string to test against.
prefix:	The prefix to test with.

Examples

local test = Locale.StartsWith("Civilization", "Civ");
print(test); -- prints true

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