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startswith (Column)

Check if a string column starts with a substring.

Syntax

startswith(other)

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
other str or Column String or Column containing the prefix to check

Returns

Column (boolean)

Examples

df = spark.createDataFrame(
     [(2, "Alice"), (5, "Bob")], ["age", "name"])
df.filter(df.name.startswith('Al')).collect()
# [Row(age=2, name='Alice')]
df.filter(df.name.startswith('^Al')).collect()
# []