Position()
Summary
Returns the position of a substring within a string.
Syntax
location = Position(string big_string, string search_string)
| Argument | Contents |
|---|---|
| big_string | The string to be searched |
| search_string | The string for which to search |
Returns
An integer indicating the position at which search_string starts in big_string, or zero if search_string is not found in big_string.
Example
pos = Position("The Quick Brown Fox", "Quick") // returns 5
pos = Position("The Quick Brown Fox", "Fred") // returns 0See Also
| Function | Summary |
|---|---|
| Left() | Returns the leftmost n characters of a string |
| Right() | Returns the rightmost n characters of a string |
| PositionFrom() | Search for the first occurrence of a substring within a string, starting the search at a designated position |
| PositionTo() | Search for the last occurrence of a substring within a string, ending the search at a designated position |
| StringLength() | Returns the length of a string |
| Substitute() | Replaces a matching substring with a new string. |
| SubstituteChars() | Returns the input string with all occurrences of the characters listed in the find string replaced with the characters in the replacement string |
| Substring() | Extracts a portion of a string |