When you want to check if a string starts with a particular substring or string, then look no further. The C# **`StartsWith()` method** provides the solution.

#   
#  Syntax
```c#
str.StartsWith(match)
```

#    
#  Parameters
- **`str`**: This is the string to check.
- **`match`**: This is the character or string to check at the beginning of `str`.

##   
## Return value
The value returned is a boolean. It is `true` if `match` matches the beginning of `str`. Otherwise, `false` is returned.

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## Code example


// create class
class StringChecker
{
    // create main method
    static void Main()
    {
      // create strings
      string s1 = "Welcome";
      string s2 = "to";
      string s3 = "Edpresso";

      // check strings above\
      bool check1 = s1.StartsWith("W");    // true
      bool check2 = s2.StartsWith("y");    // false
      bool check3 = s3.StartsWith("Edp");  // true

      // print out reuturned values
      System.Console.WriteLine(check1);
      System.Console.WriteLine(check2);
      System.Console.WriteLine(check3);
    }
}

How to check whether a string starts with a certain string in C#

Use C#'s `StartsWith()` to check if a string starts with a specified substring, returning a boolean.