% This is generated by ESQL's AbstractFunctionTestCase. Do no edit it. See ../README.md for how to regenerate it.

**Example**

```esql
FROM employees
| KEEP last_name
| EVAL ln_S = STARTS_WITH(last_name, "B")
```

| last_name:keyword | ln_S:boolean |
| --- | --- |
| Awdeh | false |
| Azuma | false |
| Baek | true |
| Bamford | true |
| Bernatsky | true |