---
title: "starts(with:)"
framework: swift-package-manager
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "swift-package-manager/documentation/packageplugin/pathlist/starts(with:)"
---

# starts(with:)

Inherited from Sequence.starts(with:).

## Declaration

```swift
func starts<PossiblePrefix>(with possiblePrefix: PossiblePrefix) -> Bool where PossiblePrefix : Sequence, Self.Element == PossiblePrefix.Element
```