.TH LIBSIMPLE_STRSTARTS 3 libsimple
.SH NAME
libsimple_strstarts \- check the beginning of a string

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

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

#ifndef strstarts
# define strstarts libsimple_strstarts
#endif
.fi
.PP
Link with
.IR \-lsimple .

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

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

.SH ERRORS
The
.BR libsimple_strstarts ()
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_strstarts ()
T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
T{
.BR libsimple_strstarts ()
T}	Async-signal safety	AS-Safe
T{
.BR libsimple_strstarts ()
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 BUGS
None.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libsimple_strcasestarts (3),
.BR libsimple_strends (3),
.BR libsimple_strnstarts (3),
.BR libsimple_memstarts (3),
.BR strstr (3),
.BR strcmp (3),
.BR strncmp (3)