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StartOfString

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StartOfString

represents the start of a string.

Test whether strings start with “a”:

• • StringMatchQ[#, StartOfString ~~ "a" ~~ __] &/@ {"apple", "banana", "artichoke"}

• • StringReplace["aba\nabb", StartOfString ~~ "a" -> "c"]