s = "Ohio"
prefix = "Oh"
b = s:find(prefix, 1, true) == 1
if b then
print(string.format("%q starts with %q", s, prefix))
else
print(string.format("%q does not start with %q", s, prefix))
end
prefix = "Oh?"
b = s:find(prefix, 1, true) == 1
if b then
print(string.format("%q starts with %q", s, prefix))
else
print(string.format("%q does not start with %q", s, prefix))
end