[#absl-StartsWith]
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Returns whether a given string `text` begins with `prefix`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<absl/strings/match.h>`

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----
constexpr
bool
StartsWith(
    std::string_view text,
    std::string_view prefix) noexcept;
----

== Return Value

`true` if `text` begins with `prefix`, `false` otherwise.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *text*
| The string to test.
| *prefix*
| The prefix to look for.
|===


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