| This template uses Lua: | 
This is the {{Str startswith}} meta-template.
It returns "yes" if the second parameter is the start of the first parameter. Both parameters are trimmed before use.
Examples
{{Str startswith|<foo (bar)>|<foo>|<>|<>|<>|<>}}→ yes{{Str startswith|<foo>|<bar>|<>|<>|<>|<>}}→{{Str startswith|<(bar)>|<foo (bar)>|<>|<>|<>|<>}}→{{Str startswith|<foo bar >|< foo >}}→ yes
Border cases:
{{Str startswith|<>|<>|<>|<>|<>|<>}}→{{Str startswith|<>|<>|<>|<>|<>|<>}}→{{Str startswith|<>|< >|<>|<>|<>|<>}}→{{Str startswith|< >|<>|<>|<>|<>|<>}}→