STARTS_WITH_IGNORE_CASE

Description

Returns TRUE if the provided string starts with any of the specified compare_strings(case-insensitive); otherwise, returns FALSE.

Syntax

STARTS_WITH_IGNORE_CASE(string, ...compare_strings) -> Boolean

Parameters

ParameterData TypeRequiredDescription
stringStringYesThe string to evaluate.
… compare_stringsStringYesOne or more strings to check for at the beginning of the source string.

Example

STARTS_WITH_IGNORE_CASE("FY25-Q2-Report", "fy24", "fy25")
-- Returns TRUE because the string starts with "fy25" (case-insensitive).

Tips

  • An empty compare_strings always returns TRUE since every string starts with an empty string.

  • Punctuation and symbols are treated like letters.

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