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CoffeeScript: String.startsWith() and String.endsWith()
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string-utils.coffee
# http://stackoverflow.com/a/646643
String::startsWith ?= (s) -> @slice(0, s.length) == s
String::endsWith ?= (s) -> s == '' or @slice(-s.length) == s
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mirek commented Oct 1, 2014 

String::startsWith ?= (s) -> @[...s.length] is s
String::endsWith   ?= (s) -> s is '' or @[-s.length..] is s

@billiegoose
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This is so beautiful.

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Obiwarn commented Feb 9, 2016

Jesus. Indeed.

@Michael-F-Ellis
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Verily!

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