strFind()

Purpose

Used to find the location of a string within another.

Description

Receives two strings, one to search and the other to locate. Returns the text character location of the search target within the supplied string.

Syntax

result = strFind( stringVar, to_find )

Arguments

result Position within string at which the search target appears (begins counting at 0)

stringVar The string being checked

to_find The search target

Example

stringVar = "FUZE"
to_find = "Z"

location = strFind( stringVar, to_find )

print( "Search target '", to_find, "' appears at character ", location, " in string '", stringVar, "'" )
update()
sleep(5)

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