Class: String

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• String

Defined in:

lib/core_ext/string.rb

Overview

Extends Ruby’s own String class with method #start_with? for Ruby < 1.8.7

Since:

• 0.3.0

Instance Method Summary

• #start_with?(start) ⇒ Boolean

  Returns true if this string starts with the given substring.

Instance Method Details

#start_with?(start) ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if this string starts with the given substring

Parameters:

• start (String) —

  The substring to check

Returns:

• (Boolean) —

  true if this String starts with the given substring

Since:

• 0.3.0

# File 'lib/core_ext/string.rb', line 18

def start_with?(start)
  !/^#{start}/.match(self).nil?
end