.. _EEex_StringStartsWith:

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EEex_StringStartsWith 
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   EEex_StringStartsWith(string, startsWith)

Checks the first character of a string.

**Parameters**

* **string** - string to check
* **startsWith** - character to check that the string begins with

**Return**

Returns true if the string begins with the character specified

**Example**

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   EEex_StringStartsWith()

**See Also**

:ref:`EEex_CharFind<EEex_CharFind>`