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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

StartOfLine

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

StartOfLine is taken to occur at the beginning of a string, and immediately after every newline in the string.

Split a string at the beginning of a line:

Find how many lines start with "We the People" in the U.S. Constitution:

Split a string at the beginning of a line:

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Find how many lines start with "We the People" in the U.S. Constitution:

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