Extensions.StringUtil.IndexOf

Classification

Name	IndexOf
Short Description	Position within a string
Class	Term
Extension	OTX StringUtil extension
Group	StringUtil related terms
Exceptions	-
Checker Rules	-
Standard Compliant	Yes

Pseudo-Code Syntax

Integer IndexOf(String string, String pattern);

Description

The IndexOf term returns the zero-based position of the first occurrence of a substring (pattern) in a string , otherwise -1.

Return Value

The Term returns the value, see table below.

In OTX, Terms are categorized according to its return data type!

Data Type	Description
Integer	The first occurrence of a substring (pattern) in a string. If the substring in the string, then -1 is returned

Properties

Name	Data Type	Class	Default	Cardinality	Description
String	String	Term	-	[1]	The original string
Pattern	String	Term	-	[1]	The substring to search

Examples

Integer result = IndexOf("emotive", "emo");
//Returns result = 0

See also

ReplaceSubString
MatchToRegularExpression
StringConcatenate
SubString
LengthOfString
SplitString
ToUpper
ToLower
Encode
Decode