startswith gs2 equivelant?

[Prozac]

What is the startwith(part,str) equivelant in gs2?
I searched on the wiki and the Graal Bible and they only mention it under NPC server and old gscript.

for example, I am trying:

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onPlayerchats()
  {
    if (startswith("test",player.chat))
     {
      player.chat="test worked!";    // it never gets here when i say test
     }
  } 


is there a gs2 version of this command? any suggestions?

[Skyld]

PHP Code:

if (str.starts("foo")) 


[talkingnoodle]

Originally Posted by Skyld

PHP Code:

if (str.starts("foo")) 


foo? wtf? why is everyone using that in scripts all of a sudden z.z

[napo_p2p]

Originally Posted by talkingnoodle

foo? wtf? why is everyone using that in scripts all of a sudden z.z

"foo" "bar" "foobar"

Been around forever.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by talkingnoodle

foo? wtf? why is everyone using that in scripts all of a sudden z.z

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasyntactic_variable