jQuery Data Type How to - Check for a special character at the beginning a string

Question

We would like to know how to check for a special character at the beginning a string.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'
  src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/prototype/1.7.1/prototype.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
var str="%*hkfhkasdfjlkjasdfjkdas";
if(str.indexOf("%") === 0|| str.indexOf("*") === 0){
    document.writeln("true");
}<!--from  w  w w. j a  v a 2s  .  com-->
else{
    document.writeln("false");
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>

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