/**
 * Checks if `string` starts with the given target string.
 *
 * @since 5.2.0
 * @category String
 * @param string The string to inspect.
 * @param target The string to search for.
 * @param position The position to search from.
 * @returns Returns `true` if `string` starts with `target`,
 *  else `false`.
 * @see [[endsWith]], [[includes]]
 * @example
 *
 * ```js
 * startsWith('abc', 'a')
 * // => true
 *
 * startsWith('abc', 'b')
 * // => false
 *
 * startsWith('abc', 'b', 1)
 * // => true
 * ```
 */
export declare function startsWith(string: string, target: string, position?: number): boolean;
export default startsWith;