txt: ## before.md
  before
  
  Combined from primary sources listed below.
  
  # [In StrDistance](#___top "go to top of document")[§](#(StrDistance)_method_before "direct link")
  
  See primary documentation
  [in context](/type/StrDistance#method_before)
  for **method before**.
  
  This is actually a class attribute, and called as a method returns the string before the transformation:
  
  ```raku
  say $str-dist.before; # OUTPUT: «fold␤»
  
  ```
  
  # [In Operators](#___top "go to top of document")[§](#(Operators)_infix_before "direct link")
  
  See primary documentation
  [in context](/language/operators#infix_before)
  for **infix before**.
  
  ```raku
  multi infix:<before>(Any,       Any)
  multi infix:<before>(Real:D,    Real:D)
  multi infix:<before>(Str:D,     Str:D)
  multi infix:<before>(Version:D, Version:D)
  ```
  
  Generic ordering, uses the same semantics as [cmp](/routine/cmp). Returns `True` if the first argument is smaller than the second.
  