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--- functions:strfind [2017/03/20 09:54] – created korshun
+++ functions:strfind [2020/12/24 13:12] (current) – [Examples] monsterovich
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 ===== Description =====
-Returns the position of what in s. If the string is not present, returns -1.
+Returns the position of the first occurence of what in s. If the string is not present, returns -1.
+<note tip>To search for the **last** occurence, use [[StrRFind]].</note>
 ===== Examples =====
 <code>
-StrFind("abcdef", "def") -> 3
+StrFind("abcdefabc", "def") -> 3
-StrFind("abcdef", "abc") -> 0
+StrFind("abcdefabc", "abc") -> 0 // First occurence
-StrFind("abcABCabc", "ABC") -> 3
+StrFind("abcdef", "xyz") -> -1   // Not found
-StrFind("abcdef", "xyz") -> -1
+StrFind("abcABCabc", "ABC") -> 3 // Case-insensitive
+StrFind("ab", "abc") -> -1 // Not found
+StrFind("", "abc") -> -1 // Not found
+</code>
+<code>
+int index = StrFind(s, "keyword");
+if (index != -1)
+    print(s:"Found the keyword at position ", d:index);
+else
+    print(s:"Keyword not found");
 </code>
+===== See also =====
+  * [[StrRFind]]
+  * [[StrFindFrom]]
+  * [[StrRFindFrom]]

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