# Using the BEGINS\$1WITH function with PartiQL for DynamoDB
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Returns `TRUE` if the attribute specified begins with a particular substring.

## Syntax
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```
begins_with(path, value )
```

## Arguments
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*path*  
(Required) The attribute name or document path to use.

*value*  
(Required) The string to search for.

## Return type
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`bool`

## Examples
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```
SELECT * FROM "Orders" WHERE "OrderID"=1 AND begins_with("Address", '7834 24th')
```