starts_with({source_str}, {search_str})

Returns a Boolean indicating whether a string begins with the search string.

STARTS_WITH() follows this syntax.

source_str

The string to be searched.

search_str

The string to search for within the source string.

Example 

This example returns a Boolean that confirms whether the value in the City field begins with “Hen.”

1SELECT City, STARTS_WITH(City, "Hen") as "startValue"
2FROM "Superstore"
3LIMIT 5;
CitystartValue
Hendersontrue
Hendersontrue
Los Angelesfalse
Fort Lauderdalefalse
Fort Lauderdalefalse