STR_FIND

Returns the starting location of the first occurrence of a string within another string. If there is no match, it returns a 0.

Format

STR_FIND (Base String, Search String)

Arguments

 
Base String
Text string.
Search String
Text string.

Examples

The following examples illustrate the use of the STR_FIND function:
 
Function
STR_FIND ("Hello", "l")
Result
3
 
Function
STR_FIND ("Hello", "o")
Result
5
The following function uses a second character in its search criteria to return 4, because letter "l" appears twice in the word hello:
 
Function
STR_FIND ("Hello", "lo")
Result
4