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`startsWith` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlb_stringviewutil.h>`

Return `true` if the specified `string` begins with the specified `character`, and `false` otherwise.


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Return `true` if the specified `string` begins with the specified `characters`, and `false` otherwise.


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Return `true` if `string` begins with the C‐string `characters`.


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== Return Value

* `true` if `string` begins with `character`, and `false` otherwise
* `true` if `string` begins with `characters`, and `false` otherwise

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *string*
| string view to test
| *character*
| leading character to match
| *characters*
| prefix to match
|===


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