85. starts-with() function in XPath Expressions (Selenium Java 2026)

**starts-with() XPath Function** * Similar to contains() function * Only checks the starting part of text or attribute value **Practical Example** Find element "Practice Automation Here" using starting text or attribute: //p[starts-with(text(),'Practice')] //p[starts-with(@id,'p')] **starts-with()** * Works with partial text or attribute value * Matches only from the beginning (starting position) **contains()** * Works with partial text or attribute value * Matches from anywhere: * Start * Middle * End