Description
The InStr
function returns the position of a string within another string.
Usage
Used to find out if one set of characters (a string) is contained in another.
Syntax
var = InStr(<source_string>, <string_to_search>)
Parameters
<source_string>
: string that will be searched.
<string_to_search>
: string to search for.
Return Value
var
, integer, position of the first occurrence of <string_to_search>
in <source_string>
. If no occurrence is found, the return value is 0.
Remarks
Use this function in an If...EndIf
block to test if a text is in a string or not.
Examples
pos = InStr("abcdefg", "de") ' returns 4
pos = InStr("abcdefg", "dz") ' returns 0