findFirst function (utility library)

Syntax

  • float findFirst(inputString, matchString)

Parameters

  1. inputStringstring
  2. matchStringstring

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

Examples

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