Does R have function startswith or endswith like python?

> startsWith('abc', 'a') [1] TRUE > startsWith('abc', 'c') [1] FALSE > endsWith('abc', 'a') [1] FALSE > endsWith('abc', 'c') [1] TRUE Answers: Thank you for visiting the Q&A section on Magenaut. Please note that all the answers may not help you solve the issue immediately. So please treat them as advisements. If you found the post … Read more

String exact match

I have a string in which the word “LOCAL” occurs many times. I used the find() function to search for this word but it returns another word “Locally” as well. How can I match the word “local” exactly?