JSTL fn:startsWith() Function

The fn:startsWith() function test if an input string is started with the specified substring.

The syntax used for including the fn:startsWith() function is:

This function is used for returning a boolean value. It gives the true result when the string is started with the given prefix otherwise it returns a false result.

Let's see the simple example to understand the functionality of fn:startsWith() function:

<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/functions" prefix="fn" %>
<html>
<head>
<title>Using JSTL Function</title>
</head>
<body>
<c:set var="msg" value="The Example of JSTL fn:startsWith() Function"/>
The string starts with "The": ${fn:startsWith(msg, 'The')}
<br>The string starts with "Example": ${fn:startsWith(msg, 'Example')}
</body>
</html>

Output:

The string starts with "The": true
The string starts with "Example": false

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