diff --git a/src/str.cpp b/src/str.cpp
index 9670ba82..f069adfd 100644
--- a/src/str.cpp
+++ b/src/str.cpp
@@ -300,6 +300,19 @@ str::startswith(const string &str_,
                          std::string_view{prefix_});
 }
 
+bool
+str::startswith(const char        *str_,
+                span<const char*>  prefixes_)
+{
+  for(const auto &prefix : prefixes_)
+    {
+      if(str::startswith(str_,prefix))
+        return true;
+    }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 bool
 str::startswith(const char        *str_,
                 span<string_view>  prefixes_)