{{alias}}( str, search[, position] )
    Tests if a string starts with the characters of another string.

    If provided an empty search string, the function always returns `true`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    str: string
        Input string.

    search: string
        Search string.

    position: integer (optional)
        Position at which to start searching for `search`. If less than `0`, the
        start position is determined relative to the end of the input string.
        Default: 0.

    Returns
    -------
    bool: boolean
        Boolean indicating whether a string starts with the characters of
        another string.

    Examples
    --------
    > var bool = {{alias}}( 'Beep', 'Be' )
    true
    > bool = {{alias}}( 'Beep', 'ep' )
    false
    > bool = {{alias}}( 'Beep', 'ee', 1 )
    true
    > bool = {{alias}}( 'Beep', 'ee', -3 )
    true
    > bool = {{alias}}( 'Beep', '' )
    true

    See Also
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