+
+
+ /**
+ * Check if the trimmed provided string is starting with one of the provided characters
+ *
+ * @param string $string
+ * @param array $chars
+ * @return bool
+ */
+ public static function startsWith($string, array $chars)
+ {
+ $return = in_array(substr(trim($string), 0, 1), $chars);
+
+ return $return;
+ }