Starts with String

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11 Nov

Ensure first item in array equals specified string (collection)

The “Starts with String” action ensures that the first item in a collection is equal to a user inputted string.

Parameters

Title	Name	Type	Description
Values	input	array	Collection of items to count
Text	match	string	Text to match
Trim	trim	string	Trim whitespace
Ignore Case	ignorecase	string	Ignore case

Response

Status	Title	Name	Type	Description
Success	Result	result	array	Array with chosen first item
Failure	Result	result	string	Error description

Integrate the "Starts with String" function into a workflow or app with the platform of your choice:

How to ensure first item in array equals specified string in Microsoft Power Automate
How to ensure first item in array equals specified string in Microsoft Power Apps
How to ensure first item in array equals specified string in Salesforce
How to ensure first item in array equals specified string in Nintex
How to ensure first item in array equals specified string with Custom API

How to ensure first item in array equals specified string with Microsoft Power Automate

Instructions

In the Flow designer, click the “+” icon to insert a new action.
Select the “Collections – Starts with String” action under PowerTools in the “Choose an operation” dialog.
Insert the necessary values or variables in each input field.
Execute the flow.

Example

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How to ensure first item in array equals specified string with Microsoft Power Apps

Instructions

Add the PowerTools connector from the Data menu.
In the formula for the control, variable or element, type “ApptigentPowerTools.CollectionStartsWithString().result”. Within the parentheses, enter the field, control or variable that contains the source collection.
Preview or run the app.

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How to ensure first item in array equals specified string with Salesforce

Instructions

Drag and drop a new action onto the design surface. Edit the action and choose PowerTools from the category menu on the left.
Click in the “Action” search box, scroll through the action list and choose “Collections – Starts with String”. Insert the necessary values or variables in each input field. (Note: Click the “Advanced” link to manually assign output variables to the action results.)
Run or Debug your flow to preview the results.

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How to ensure first item in array equals specified string with Nintex

Instructions

Locate the “Apptigent PowerTools” group in the actions navigator then drag and drop the “Collections – Starts with String” action onto the design surface.
Insert the necessary values or variables in each input field.
Assign the result to a variable.
Test the workflow.

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How to ensure first item in array equals specified string in another Platform or Custom Code

Instructions If your platform is not listed and it supports Open API (Swagger) extensions, import the API Definition document from the Developer Edition product on our Customer Portal at https://portal.apptigent.com/product (look for the Open API link at the top of the PowerTools Developer API definition page). Invoke the desired actions in your app or workflow design tool, supplying values for the listed parameters. Refer to the developer documentation on the Customer Portal for details on input and output formats. If you are developing a custom app, execute a RESTful POST operation to the /CountCollection endpoint in your application code or use the pre-generated client scaffolding from our Github repo at https://github.com/apptigent/powertools. Be sure to include your API Key (Client ID) in the header using the “X-IBM-Client-Id” key/value pair. The body should be a well-formed JSON object with the parameter label(s) and value(s) in the specified format. Refer to the API documentation at https://portal.apptigent.com for more information. Example

const request = require('request');

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  url: 'https://connect.apptigent.com/api/utilities/CountCollection',
  headers: {
    'X-IBM-Client-Id': 'REPLACE_THIS_KEY',
    'content-type': 'application/json',
    accept: 'application/json'
  },
  body: {input: ['a', 'd', 'c', 'b', 'e']},
  json: true
};

request(options, function (error, response, body) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);

  console.log(body);
});