PHP Exercises: Check if a given string starts with a given substring
PHP: Exercise-95 with Solution
Write a PHP program to check if a given string starts with a given substring.
Sample Solution: -
PHP Code:
<?php
//Licence: https://bit.ly/2CFA5XY
function startsWith($haystack, $needle)
{
return strpos($haystack, $needle) === 0;
}
print_r(startsWith('Hi, this is me', 'Hi'));
?>
Sample Output:
1
Flowchart:

PHP Code Editor:
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