PHP 8.0 and higher
Since PHP 8.0 you can use the
str_starts_with
Manual
and
str_ends_with
Manual
Example
echo str_starts_with($str, '|');
PHP before 8.0
function startsWith( $haystack, $needle ) {
$length = strlen( $needle );
return substr( $haystack, 0, $length ) === $needle;
}
function endsWith( $haystack, $needle ) {
$length = strlen( $needle );
if( !$length ) {
return true;
}
return substr( $haystack, -$length ) === $needle;
}