syntax:functions:find
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Find(text, look_for)
Category: Text function
Description
This function finds the exact position of look_for within text and returns the position of the first character. If look_for is not found within text then it returns 0.
The first character in text has an index of 1.
Arguments
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | Text | The text value to search within for the look_for string. |
| look_for | Text | The text string to search for within text. |
Return value type: Number
Remarks
This function is case sensitive.
Both arguments are implicitly converted to text values if required.
Examples
find('New York', 'York') //Returns 5
find('New York', 'New') //Returns 1
find('New York', 'Dallas') //Returns 0
find('New York New York', 'York') //Returns 5 (Returns the position of the first instance only)
find('New York', 'new') //Returns 0 (Unmatched due to case)
find([City], 'Ant') //Returns 5 (Using a field name; [City] = 'San Antonio')
find(1200, 2) //Returns 2 (Numeric values are converted to text implicitly)
See also
syntax/functions/find.txt · Last modified: 2021/08/14 22:04 by craigt