std::basic_string_view<CharT,Traits>::starts_with - cppreference.com (original) (raw)

constexpr bool starts_with( basic_string_view sv ) const noexcept; (1) (since C++20)
constexpr bool starts_with( CharT ch ) const noexcept; (2) (since C++20)
constexpr bool starts_with( const CharT* s ) const; (3) (since C++20)

Checks if the string view begins with the given prefix, where

  1. the prefix is a string view. Effectively returns basic_string_view(data(), std::min(size(), sv.size())) == sv.

  2. the prefix is a single character. Effectively returns !empty() && Traits::eq(front(), ch).

  3. the prefix is a null-terminated character string. Effectively returns starts_with(basic_string_view(s)).

[edit] Parameters

sv - a string view which may be a result of implicit conversion from std::basic_string
ch - a single character
s - a null-terminated character string

[edit] Return value

true if the string view begins with the provided prefix, false otherwise.

[edit] Notes

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature
__cpp_lib_starts_ends_with 201711L (C++20) String prefix and suffix checking: starts_with() and ends_with()

[edit] Example

#include #include   int main() { using namespace std::literals;   assert ("" // (1) starts_with( basic_string_view ) && "https://cppreference.com"sv.starts_with("http"sv) == true && "https://cppreference.com"sv.starts_with("ftp"sv) == false   // (2) starts_with( CharT ) && "C++20"sv.starts_with('C') == true && "C++20"sv.starts_with('J') == false   // (3) starts_with( const CharT* ) && std::string_view("string_view").starts_with("string") == true && std::string_view("string_view").starts_with("String") == false ); }

[edit] See also

ends_with(C++20) checks if the string view ends with the given suffix (public member function) [edit]
starts_with(C++20) checks if the string starts with the given prefix (public member function of std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>) [edit]
ends_with(C++20) checks if the string ends with the given suffix (public member function of std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>) [edit]
contains(C++23) checks if the string contains the given substring or character (public member function of std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>) [edit]
contains(C++23) checks if the string view contains the given substring or character (public member function) [edit]
compare compares two views (public member function) [edit]