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      2 {{alias}}( str, search[, position] )
      3     Tests if a `string` starts with the characters of another `string`.
      4 
      5     If provided an empty `search` string, the function always returns `true`.
      6 
      7     Parameters
      8     ----------
      9     str: string
     10         Input string.
     11 
     12     search: string
     13         Search string.
     14 
     15     position: integer (optional)
     16         Position at which to start searching for `search`. If less than `0`, the
     17         start position is determined relative to the end of the input string.
     18 
     19     Returns
     20     -------
     21     bool: boolean
     22         Boolean indicating whether a `string` starts with the characters of
     23         another `string`.
     24 
     25     Examples
     26     --------
     27     > var bool = {{alias}}( 'Beep', 'Be' )
     28     true
     29     > bool = {{alias}}( 'Beep', 'ep' )
     30     false
     31     > bool = {{alias}}( 'Beep', 'ee', 1 )
     32     true
     33     > bool = {{alias}}( 'Beep', 'ee', -3 )
     34     true
     35     > bool = {{alias}}( 'Beep', '' )
     36     true
     37 
     38     See Also
     39     --------
     40