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Built-in Mathematica Symbol

StartOfString

StartOfString
represents the start of a string for purposes of matching in StringExpression.

Test whether a string starts with an "a":

Replace the first letter in a string:

Remove the leading spaces:

Test whether a string starts with an "a":

Replace the first letter in a string:

Remove the leading spaces:

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