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STARTS_WITH

Returns whether a string starts with another string. The comparison is case-sensitive.

Syntax​

STARTS_WITH(expression1 string, expression2 string) → bit​

  • expression1: The input expression to search.
  • expression2: The string to search for in the specified expression.

Examples

STARTS_WITH example 
SELECT IncidntNum, Category, Descript FROM  "Samples"."samples.dremio.com"."SF_incidents2016.json"
  WHERE STARTS_WITH(Category, 'OTHER')
  LIMIT 2
-- IncidntNum, Category, Descript
-- 160003130, OTHER OFFENSES, PAROLE VIOLATION
-- 160073014, OTHER OFFENSES, RESISTING ARREST