User Guide

616 Chapter 13: Operators

starts

Usage

-- Lingo syntax

string1 starts string2

// JavaScript syntax

string1.indexOf(string2) == 0;

Description

Operator; compares to determines whether string1 starts with string2 (TRUE or 1) or not

(

FALSE or 0).

The string comparison is not sensitive to case or diacritical marks; a and Å are considered to be

the same.

This is a comparison operator with a precedence level of 1.

Example

This statement reports in the Message window whether the word Macromedia starts with the

string “Macro”:

-- Lingo syntax

put("Macromedia" starts "Macro")

// JavaScript syntax

var string1 = "Macromedia";

put(string1.indexOf("Macro") == 0);

The result is 1, which is the numerical equivalent of TRUE.