String.startsWith returns True for an empty substring

[Shemeikka]

Hi,

I noticed that String.startsWith returns True for an empty substring

> String.startsWith "" "Hello"
True : Bool

Shouldn't this be False?

Chrome 53
Windows 10
Elm 0.17.1

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[simonewebdesign]

I think it's correct, ES2015 has the same behavior:

"Hello".startsWith("")
=> true

[simonewebdesign]

I think it's correct, ES2015 has the same behavior:

"Hello".startsWith("")
=> true

[Shemeikka]

Yeah,

So it seems. In fact, this seems to be same in every language.

I have to say that this goes against my logic even after reading the reasons for this behavior.

I think this issue can now be closed..

[Shemeikka]

Yeah,

So it seems. In fact, this seems to be same in every language.

I have to say that this goes against my logic even after reading the reasons for this behavior.

I think this issue can now be closed..