startswith (Column)

Check if a string column starts with a substring.

Syntax

Python

startswith(other)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
other	str or Column	String or Column containing the prefix to check

Parameter	Type	Description
other	str or Column	String or Column containing the prefix to check

Returns

Column (boolean)

Examples

Python

df = spark.createDataFrame(
     [(2, "Alice"), (5, "Bob")], ["age", "name"])
df.filter(df.name.startswith('Al')).collect()

Output

# [Row(age=2, name='Alice')]

Python

df.filter(df.name.startswith('^Al')).collect()

Output

# []