StridX

Syntax

StridX(str2scan, search_str);

str2scan	The string to scan.
search_str	The string to search for.

Description

Locates the first occurrence of a sub-string in a string.

Returns

num	If search_str was found in str2scan, a number indicating the position of the first character of the first occurrence of search_str is returned. The first character position in the string is 1. If search_str was not found in str2scan, 0 is returned. If search_str is an empty string, 1 is returned.

Example

$a="Intelligent Output Management";
$b=stridx($a,"tell");

Result:

$b="3"