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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”.
