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strfind
int strfind(string Target, string SubString);
Synonyms:
int find(string Target, string SubString);
Returns the position of the first occurrence of a substring
STRFIND scans the target string for the first occurrence of the substring, then returns the position of the substring or -1 if the substring was not found.
The dual syntax FIND can be used in place of STRFIND.
Parameters
Target
The string to search inside
SubString
The substring to locate in the target string
Return Value
The position of the first occurence of the substring inside the target string.
Example Code
// Pos will contain 5
int Pos = strfind("This is a test", "is");
// Equivalent dual-syntax use
int Pos = find("This is a test", "is");