Re: [VOTE] Voting opens for str_starts_with and ends_with functions

On 08.07.2019 at 15:05, Andrew Gromov wrote: >> Please don't switch behaviours via flags: separate names and >> implementations are much clearer and much simpler to follow. >> >> Yes, you will have multiple variations, but that's fine. > > > It is depends of preferences. > > In my opinion, create new function for every possible situation is more > worse > then use flags. > > > > Python > > > str.startswith(prefix[, start[, end]]) -> bool > > > > C# > > > public bool StartsWith (string value, bool ignoreCase, > System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture); > > > public bool StartsWith (string value, StringComparison comparisonType); > > > > JS > > > str.startsWith(searchString[, position]) > > > > Kotlin > > > fun String.startsWith(prefix: String, startIndex: Int = 0, ignoreCase: > Boolean = > false): Boolean > > > > R > > > startsWith(str, pattern, trim=FALSE, ignore.case=FALSE) > > > > Scala > > > startsWith[B](that: GenSeq[B], offset: Int): Boolean > > > Golang, java, C++, Ruby, Swift have simples syntax, like > string.startsWith(prefix) > > > > C#, Kotlin, R uses flag for ignore case. > > > Anyway, I can't find language from various TOP-lists where present separate > function for case insensitive operations. > > > Another note - I see that many languages provide “start_index” parameter > for > start_with functions. > > > So… As I say - this is good rfc in perspective, but more discussion is > needed. FTR, there is already substr_compare(). Thanks, Christoph