StrSearch
Searches for a string within a string, commencing at a specified offset. The result of the search is the index in the source string, where the first character of the sub-string is found. Index 0 is the first character in the string, index 1 is the second, and so on.
Syntax
StrSearch(Offset, String, Substring)
Offset:
The offset in the string, commencing at 0.
String:
The source string.
Substring:
The substring to search for.
Return Value
The index in the search string, or -1 if the sub-string does not exist in the string.
Related Functions
Example
Variable=StrSearch(1,"ABCDEF","CD");
! Sets Variable to 2.
Variable=StrSearch(4,"ABCDEF","CD");
! Sets Variable to -1.
Variable=StrSearch(5,"ABCDEF","F");
! Sets Variable to 5.
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