xarray.DataArray.str.startswith#

DataArray.str.startswith(pat)[source]#

Test if the start of each string in the array matches a pattern.

The pattern pat can either be a str or array-like of str. If array-like, it will be broadcast and applied elementwise.

Parameters

pat (str) – Character sequence. Regular expressions are not accepted. If array-like, it is broadcast.

Returns

startswith (array of bool) – An array of booleans indicating whether the given pattern matches the start of each string element.