CharOffsetAfter
Type
operator
Summary
Finds the first or last occurrence of Needle after a specified index in Target
Syntax
the ( first | last ) offset of <Needle> after <After> in <Target>
Description
The first (respectively last) offset of Needle in Target is number of chars between the first char of the substring of Target beginning at char After + 1, and the first (respectively last) occurrence of Needle in the substring. If neither first or last is specified, then the first offset is found. If Needle does not occur in the given substring of Target, then the output is 0.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Needle | An expression which evaluates to a string. | |
Target | An expression which evaluates to a string. | |
After | An expression which evaluates to a valid integer index of Target. |
Examples
variable tVar as Number
put the offset of "nse" after 4 in "nonsense" into tVar -- tVar contains 2