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findFirst function

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    Syntax

    • float findFirst(string inputstring, string matchString)

    Returns

    First occurrence (position/index) of matchString in the inputString or -1 if it is not found.

    Description

    The findFirst function returns the index of the first occurrence of the matchString in the inputString.

    Note:

    Indices are 0 - based.

    Related

    • findLast function
    • getPrefix function
    • getRange function
    • getSuffix function
    • replace function

    Examples

    findFirst("rule your city with cityengine","city")
	# result = 10
	# "rule your " = 10 characters; then the match string starts

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