FindSubString(string, string)

Returns the position of sSubstring in sString.

int FindSubString(
    string sString,
    string sSubString
);

Parameters

sString

sSubString

Description

Returns an integer value representing the position of sSubstring in sString. The search is case sensitive.

Returns a base zero index of where sSubstring starts in sString if found.

Returns -1 if sSubstring is not found to exist in sString.

Version

1.22

Example

//Example 1 - The following would return a value of 0.
  int nPostion = FindSubString("testing","test");

//Example 2 - The following would return a value of 1.
  int nPostion = FindSubString("testing","est");

//Example 3 - The following would return a value of -1.
  int nPostion = FindSubString("testing","mike");

//Example 4 - The following would return a value of -1.
  int nPostion = FindSubString("testing","Test");

See Also

functions:	GetStringLeft | GetStringLength | GetStringLowerCase | GetStringRight | GetStringUpperCase | TestStringAgainstPattern
categories:	String Functions

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 author: Brett Lathrope
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