public function ensureStart(string $prefix) : static { $prefix = new static($prefix); if (!$this->startsWith($prefix)) { return $this->prepend($prefix); } $str = clone $this; $i = $prefixLen = $prefix->length(); while ($this->indexOf($prefix, $i) === $i) { $str = $str->slice($prefixLen); $i += $prefixLen; } return $str; }