compute_prefix
Description:
Computes the common prefix that is shared by all rows in this that start with key.
 If no row matches key, null will be returned. Note that a text column must have been set for 
      this function to work, see set_text_column for details.
Parameters:
| this | 
           the entry completion  | 
      
| key | 
           The text to complete for  | 
      
Returns:
| 
           The common prefix all rows starting with    |