FIND (FUN)

FUNCTION FIND : INT

Searches for the position of a partial string within a string.

FIND(STR1, STR2) means: Find the position of the first character where STR2 appears in STR1 for the first time. If STR2 is not found in STR1, then OUT:=0.

(* Example declaration *)
arINT1 : INT ;

(* Example in ST , result is '4' *)
arINT1 := FIND ('abcdef','de');

InOut:

Scope Name Type Comment Return FIND INT Character position of the first occurance of STR2 in STR1. If no occurance is found, result is 0 Input STR1 STRING(255) String within which STR2 is searched STR2 STRING(255) String whose position is searched in STR1