Deprecation: #95257 - GeneralUtility::isFirstPartOfStr()

Description

The helper method TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility\GeneralUtility::isFirstPartOfStr() has been marked as deprecated, as the newly available PHP built-in function str_starts_with() can be used instead, which supports proper typing and is faster on PHP 8.0.

For PHP 7.4 installations, the dependency symfony/polyfill-php80 adds the PHP function in lower PHP environments, which the TYPO3 Core ships as dependency.

Impact

Calling GeneralUtility::isFirstPartOfStr() will trigger a PHP E_USER_DEPRECATED error.

Affected Installations

TYPO3 installations using this TYPO3 API function - either via extensions or in their own site-specific code. An analysis via TYPO3's extension scanner will show any matches.

Migration

Replace all calls of GeneralUtility::isFirstPartOfStr() with str_starts_with() to avoid deprecation warnings and to keep your code up-to-date.

See php.net: str-starts-with for further syntax.