Code not running in IE 11, works fine in Chrome

Question

The following code can be run without a problem in Chrome, but throws the following error in Internet Explorer 11.

Object doesn\'t support property or

Answer 1

Replace the startsWith function with:

yourString.indexOf(searchString, position) // where position can be set to 0

This will support all browsers including IE

Position can be set to 0 for string matching from the start meaning 0th position.