PosA
DataWindow expression function
Description
Finds one string within another string.
Syntax
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PosA ( string1, string2 {, start } ) |
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Argument |
Description |
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string1 |
The string in which you want to find |
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string2 |
The string you want to find in |
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start (optional) |
A long indicating the position in bytes where the |
Return value
Long. Returns a long whose value is the starting position of the
first occurrence of string2 in string1 after the position in bytes
specified in start. If string2 is not found in string1 or if start is not
within string1, PosA returns 0.
Usage
PosA replaces the functionality that Pos had in DBCS environments in
PowerBuilder 9. In SBCS environments, Pos and PosA return the same
results.
See also
PosA in the section called “PosA” in PowerScript Reference