Template:Str find long/doc

Usage

{{str find|text|sub_string}} = Position of first appearance of sub_string in text.

• Only searches first 80 characters of text. Returns -1 if sub_string not found in first 80 characters.
• Character position is 1 based (not 0 based as usual in calculations).

Examples

• Template:1x{{Template:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x}}Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x gives "1" [1]
• Template:1x{{Template:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x}}Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x gives "2" [2]
• Template:1x{{Template:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x}}Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x gives "3" [3]
• Template:1x{{Template:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x}}Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x gives "4" [4]
• Template:1x{{Template:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x}}Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x gives "6" [5]
• Template:1x{{Template:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x}}Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x gives "7" [6]
• Template:1x{{Template:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x|Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x}}Template:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1xTemplate:1x gives "-1" [7]

Applications

• Template:Monthly clean up category/monthno

See also

Description of all string templates