| Function group | Execute on client | Platform(s) |
| String | YES | All |
startswith(string,start[,ignorecase=kfalse])
Returns true if the string starts with the non-empty string start. If ignorecase is kTrue, the function uses case-insensitive comparison
CalculatelStringas'Fast prototyping'
Ifstartswith(lString,'Fast')# returned True
End If
CalculatelBooleanasstartswith(lString,'FAST',)# lBoolean = True