IndexOf

Name

IndexOf

Syntax

IndexOf (String lookIn, String lookFor)

Purpose

To return the index of a specified lookFor string after searching the lookIn string.

Description

Returns an integer representing the starting position of lookFor, in lookIn. If lookFor was not found in lookIn or either lookFor or lookIn is null, -1 is returned.

Return Type

Int64

Parameters

lookIn [System.String] – String to search in

lookFor [System.String] – String to search for

isCaseSensitive [System.Boolean] – Is Case Sensitive

Example

In this example, we are passing the required parameters to the function transformation object using a Variables object.

Where,

lookIn = ABCDEFG

lookFor = c

isCaseSensitive = False

Right-click on the function transformation object and select Preview Output. You can see that Astera Data Stack has returned the integer value, “2”, indicating that the specified lookFor string is in the outputted index value position, “2”.

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