std::basic_string_view<CharT,Traits>:: starts_with

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constexpr bool starts_with ( basic_string_view sv ) const noexcept ;
(1) (since C++20)
constexpr bool starts_with ( CharT ch ) const noexcept ;
(2) (since C++20)
constexpr bool starts_with ( const CharT * s ) const ;
(3) (since C++20)

Checks if the string view begins with the given prefix, where

1) the prefix is a string view. Effectively returns basic_string_view ( data ( ) , std:: min ( size ( ) , sv. size ( ) ) ) == sv .
2) the prefix is a single character. Effectively returns ! empty ( ) && Traits :: eq ( front ( ) , ch ) .
3) the prefix is a null-terminated character string. Effectively returns starts_with ( basic_string_view ( s ) ) .

Parameters

sv - a string view which may be a result of implicit conversion from std::basic_string
ch - a single character
s - a null-terminated character string

Return value

true if the string view begins with the provided prefix, false otherwise.

Notes

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature
__cpp_lib_starts_ends_with 201711L (C++20) String prefix and suffix checking: starts_with() and ends_with()

Example

#include <cassert>
#include <string_view>
 
int main()
{
    using namespace std::literals;
 
    assert
    (""
        // (1) starts_with( basic_string_view )
        && "https://cppreference.com"sv.starts_with("http"sv) == true
        && "https://cppreference.com"sv.starts_with("ftp"sv) == false
 
        // (2) starts_with( CharT )
        && "C++20"sv.starts_with('C') == true
        && "C++20"sv.starts_with('J') == false
 
        // (3) starts_with( const CharT* )
        && std::string_view("string_view").starts_with("string") == true
        && std::string_view("string_view").starts_with("String") == false
    );
}

See also

(C++20)
checks if the string view ends with the given suffix
(public member function)
checks if the string starts with the given prefix
(public member function of std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator> )
(C++20)
checks if the string ends with the given suffix
(public member function of std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator> )
(C++23)
checks if the string contains the given substring or character
(public member function of std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator> )
(C++23)
checks if the string view contains the given substring or character
(public member function)
compares two views
(public member function)