Function startsWith

startsWith(attribute, value): Filter

Creates a filter to isolate attribute values that start with a specified string.

Matching is case insensitive.

You can optionally use wildcard characters for pattern matching, as described in the like() function.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
attribute	Attribute	Text attribute to filter on
value	string	Value to filter by

Returns

Filter

A filter instance

Example

Filter for countries in the Sample ECommerce data model where the country name starts with 'United'. This filter matches countries like 'United States' and 'United Kingdom'.

filterFactory.startsWith(DM.Country.Country, 'United')