C# String StartsWith(String, Boolean, CultureInfo)

Description

String StartsWith(String, Boolean, CultureInfo) determines whether the beginning of this string instance matches the specified string when compared using the specified culture.

Syntax

String.StartsWith(String, Boolean, CultureInfo) has the following syntax.

public bool StartsWith(
  string value,//from  w  ww.jav a 2s  .  c  o m
  bool ignoreCase,
  CultureInfo culture
)

Parameters

String.StartsWith(String, Boolean, CultureInfo) has the following parameters.

• value - The string to compare.
• ignoreCase - true to ignore case during the comparison; otherwise, false.
• culture - Cultural information that determines how this string and value are compared. If culture is null, the current culture is used.

Returns

String.StartsWith(String, Boolean, CultureInfo) method returns true if the value parameter matches the beginning of this string; otherwise, false.

Example

The following example determines whether a string occurs at the beginning of another string.

using System;//from ww  w. j  a v  a 2s .  c  o  m
using System.Threading;
using System.Globalization;

class Sample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        bool result = false;
        result = "asdf".StartsWith("ASDF", false, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
        Console.WriteLine(result);
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.