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DADiSP Worksheet Functions > Function Categories > String Manipulation > STRFIND
Returns the portion of a search string that contains a pattern string.
STRFIND("pattern", "srchstr", caseflag)
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A string. The pattern string to search for. |
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"srchstr" |
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A string. The search string to search in. |
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caseflag |
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Optional. An integer, the case sensitivity flag. |
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A string.
strfind("XINC", "YOR:12.3 XINC:1.0 YREF:120.0")
returns the string: XINC:1.0 YREF:120.0.
W1: RUN1.1.ANALOG1
s = strfind("an", getwformula(W1))
s == "ANALOG1".
W1: RUN1.1.ANALOG1
s = strfind("an", getwformula(W1), 1)
returns an empty string.
If the search string does not contain the pattern, an empty string is returned.