$string.indexOf

This function searches for a specific substring in the input string, and returns the position (zero based index) of the first occurrence of the specified substring. If the substring is not found, it returns -1. You can add an optional index argument to this function to specify the position where to start in the input string.

Syntax

$string.indexOf(<inStr>, <subStr>[, <index>])

inStr	The input string.
subStr	The substring (case sensitive).
index	Optional start index (zero based) that sets the start position for the search. If not set the search will start from the first character in the input string (i.e. index=0).

Template examples

Example 98

Searching for substring, not using start index

Template

#set($str='But to be able to do this you have to do that!')
#set($pos=$string.indexOf($str, 'to'))
Position is: $pos

Output

Position is: 4

 

Example 99

Searching for substring, using start index

Template

#set($str='But to be able to do this you have to do that!')
#set($pos=$string.indexOf($str, 'to', 5))
Position is: $pos

Output

Position is: 15