startsWith in JS?

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#1

I’ve searched and searched, but I can’t find a clean and easy way to check if a string “startsWith” something in JavaScript. In Java it is "myStr.startsWith("Sonic.exe");" but I cant find a good way in Node. I know its implemented in Gecko, but node doesn’t use a layout engine.

#2

straight out of Game Dev Tycoon

if (typeof String.prototype.startsWith != 'function') {
	String.prototype.startsWith = function (str) {
		return this.slice(0, str.length) == str;
	};
}
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#3

Thanks Patrick!