src/StringUtils.cpp

   1 //! \file StringUtils.cpp
   2
   3 #include "StringUtils.h"
   4
   5 namespace WikiWalker
   6 {
   7   bool StringUtils::startsWith(const std::string& stringToTest,
   8                                const std::string& beginning)
   9   {
  10     if(stringToTest.empty() || beginning.empty()) {
  11       return false;
  12     }
  13
  14     // can't be starting with beginning if it's shorter
  15     if(stringToTest.length() < beginning.length()) {
  16       return false;
  17     }
  18
  19     // suffice to compare n characters, where n is length of beginning
  20     return stringToTest.substr(0, beginning.length()) == beginning;
  21   }
  22 }  // namespace WikiWalker