# `BCCollectionViewDelegate collectionView:nameOfItem:startsWith:`

*Instance Method*

## Declaration

```swift
optional func collectionView(_ collectionView: BCCollectionView!, nameOfItem anItem: Any!, startsWith startingString: String!) -> Bool
```

```objc
- (BOOL) collectionView:(BCCollectionView *) collectionView nameOfItem:(id) anItem startsWith:(NSString *) startingString;
```

```python
collectionView_nameOfItem_startsWith_(collectionView: BCCollectionView, anItem: object, startingString: str) -> bool
```