codeunitOffset

Type

function

Summary

Returns the number of codeunits between the beginning of a value and an occurrence of a specified string.

Syntax

codeunitOffset(<stringToFind>, <stringToSearch> [, <codeunitsToSkip>])

Description

Use the codeunitOffset function to find which sentence a string occurs in.

The value returned by the codeunitOffset function is the number of the codeunit where the stringToFind appears in stringToSearch. If the stringToFind is not in stringToSearch, the codeunitOffset function returns zero. If the stringToFind is more than one codeunit, the codeunitOffset function always returns zero, even if the stringToFind appears in the stringToSearch.

If you specify how manycodeunitsToSkip, the codeunitOffset function skips the specified number of sentences in the stringToSearch. The value returned is relative to this starting point instead of the beginning of the stringToSearch.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
stringToFind	string
stringToSearch	string
codeunitsToSkip		The codeunitsToSkip is a non-negative integer. If you don't specify how many codeunitsToSkip, the codeunitOffset function does not skip any codeunits.

Examples

condeunitOffset(tCodeUnit, "This is the string to search")

Related

function: wordOffset, paragraphOffset, tokenOffset, sentenceOffset, byteOffset, truewordOffset, codepointOffset, offset

keyword: codeunit

property: wholeMatches

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 7.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile