function str_startsWith($haystack, $needle) {
  return strpos($haystack, $needle) === 0;
}

function str_endsWith($haystack, $needle){
    return strrpos($haystack, $needle) === strlen($haystack)-strlen($needle);
}

function str_contains($haystack, $needle) {
  return strpos($haystack, $needle) !== false;
}

startsWith, endsWith, Contains

String Contains

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