javascript check string starts with code example

Example 1: js startswith

var str = "Hello world, welcome to the universe.";
var n = str.startsWith("Hello");

Example 2: javascript word start with

const str = "Saturday night plans";
const res = str.startsWith("Sat");
console.log(res); //> true

Example 3: js startswith

const str1 = 'Saturday night plans';

console.log(str1.startsWith('Sat'));
// expected output: true

console.log(str1.startsWith('Sat', 3));
// expected output: false

Example 4: javascript string starts with

//checks if a string starts with a word
function startsWith(str, word) {
    return str.lastIndexOf(word, 0) === 0;
}
startsWith("Welcome to earth.","Welcome"); //true

Example 5: how to check string start with #

public class JavaExample{  
   public static void main(String args[]){ 
	//given string
	String s = "   This is just a sample string";  
		
	//checking whether the given string starts with "This"
	System.out.println(s.startsWith("This"));  
		
	//checking whether the given string starts with "Hi"
	System.out.println(s.startsWith("Hi"));  
   }
}