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* @license Apache-2.0
*
* Copyright (c) 2022 The Stdlib Authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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*
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*
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*/

'use strict';

// MODULES //

var builtin = require( './builtin.js' );


// MAIN //

/**
* Tests if a string starts with the characters of another string.
*
* @param {string} str - input string
* @param {string} search - search string
* @param {integer} position - position at which to start searching
* @returns {boolean} boolean indicating if the input string starts with the search string
*
* @example
* var bool = startsWith( 'Remember the story I used to tell you when you were a boy?', 'Remember', 0 );
* // returns true
*
* @example
* var bool = startsWith( 'Remember the story I used to tell you when you were a boy?', 'Remember, remember', 0 );
* // returns false
*
* @example
* var bool = startsWith( 'To be, or not to be, that is the question.', 'To be', 0 );
* // returns true
*
* @example
* var bool = startsWith( 'To be, or not to be, that is the question.', 'to be', 0 );
* // returns false
*
* @example
* var bool = startsWith( 'To be, or not to be, that is the question.', 'to be', 14 );
* // returns true
*
* @example
* var bool = startsWith( 'To be, or not to be, that is the question.', 'quest', -9 );
* // returns true
*/
function startsWith( str, search, position ) {
	var pos;
	if ( position < 0 ) {
		pos = str.length + position;
	} else {
		pos = position;
	}
	if ( search.length === 0 ) {
		return true;
	}
	if (
		pos < 0 ||
		pos + search.length > str.length
	) {
		return false;
	}
	return builtin.call( str, search, pos );
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = startsWith;
