[Issue 1590] New: std.string.startsWith and endsWith please

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http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1590

           Summary: std.string.startsWith and endsWith please
           Product: D
           Version: 2.006
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Phobos
        AssignedTo: bugzilla at digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: wbaxter at gmail.com


These would be very nice to have in Phobos' std.string.
Java's strings have them (startsWith, endsWith)
Python's strings have them (startswith, endswith)
Ruby strings have them (starts_with, ends_with)
Perl maybe doesn't have it but perl has ~=/^xxx/ and ~=/xxx$/.

Don't let D be the only one without!

They're simple functions but oft-used.


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