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

# starts(with:by:)

Inherited from Sequence.starts(with:by:).

## Declaration

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