.TH LIBSIMPLE_STRCASESTARTS 3 libsimple
.SH NAME
libsimple_strcasestarts \- check the beginning of a string

.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <libsimple.h>

inline int libsimple_strcasestarts(const char *\fIs\fP, const char *\fIt\fP);

#ifndef strcasestarts
# define strcasestarts libsimple_strcasestarts
#endif
.fi
.PP
Link with
.IR \-lsimple .

.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR libsimple_strcasestarts ()
function checks whether the string
.I s
starts with the string
.IR t .
.PP
The comparison is case-insensitive.

.SH RETURN VALUE
The
.BR libsimple_strcasestarts ()
function returns 1 if the string
.I s
begins with the string
.IR t ,
otherwise it returns 0.

.SH ERRORS
The
.BR libsimple_strcasestarts ()
function cannot fail.

.SH ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
.BR attributes (7).
.TS
allbox;
lb lb lb
l l l.
Interface	Attribute	Value
T{
.BR libsimple_strcasestarts ()
T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
T{
.BR libsimple_strcasestarts ()
T}	Async-signal safety	AS-Safe
T{
.BR libsimple_strcasestarts ()
T}	Async-cancel safety	AC-Safe
.TE

.SH EXAMPLES
None.

.SH APPLICATION USAGE
None.

.SH RATIONALE
None.

.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.

.SH NOTES
None.

.SH HISTORY
libsimple 1.0

.SH BUGS
None.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libsimple_strstarts (3),
.BR libsimple_strcaseends (3),
.BR libsimple_strcasestr (3),
.BR libsimple_strncasestarts (3),
.BR libsimple_memcasestarts (3),
.BR strcasecmp (3),
.BR strncasecmp (3)