Syntax
- float find(string inputString, string matchString, float n)
Returns
Index of nth occurrence of matchString in inputString or -1 if not found.
Description
The find function returns the index of the of the nth occurrence of the matchString in the inputString.
Note:
Index n is 0-based.
Related
Examples
example.1
find("CE_Zero CE_One CE_Two", "CE", 0)
# result = 0
example.2
find("CE_Zero CE_One CE_Two", "CE", 1)
# result = 8
example.3
find("cityengine rocks my world; cityengine should rock yours too", "cityengine", 0)
# result = 0
example.4
find("cityengine rocks my world; cityengine should rock yours too", "cityengine", 1)
# result = 27
example.5
find("CE_Zero CE_One CE_Two", "asdf", 1)
# result = -1
# no match found.