---
title: "startsWith"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/PSJ/15489143/startsWith"
format: markdown
---
> Macro (aura-html)


|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Syntax** | startsWith(str1, str2) | **Package** |  |
| **Alias** |  | **Pkg Usage** |  |

## Description

> Macro (excerpt)
> 
> Returns "true" if **str1** starts with **str2**.

Returns "true" if **str1** starts with **str2**. 

## Parameters

| Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| str1 | String | Yes | Specifies a character expression to search for str2. |
| str2 | String | Yes | Specifies a character expression to search for in str1. |

## Return Type

**Boolean (true/false)**

## Example

```
if(startsWith("Fram, the polar bear", "Fram")) { 
  /* code block will execute */ 
}
```

## See also

> Macro (contentbylabel)