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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 \n newline in the string.
Split a string at the beginning of a line:
In[1]:=
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Out[1]//InputForm=
 
Find how many lines start with "We the People" in the U.S. Constitution:
In[1]:=
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Out[1]=
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