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SCL List Class: _findString

SCL List Class: _findString



Finds the nth occurrence of the string value. Starts searching at start. Returns the index where the item is found.


Syntax

Syntax

return = objectName._findString( val,nth,start, ignorecase, truncate );

Argument Type Use Description
return Numeric Return Index where the item was found, or zero if not found.
val Character Input Value to search for.
nth Numeric Input Occurence to search for.
start Numeric Input Index to start searching from.
ignorecase Numeric Input 1 to search case insensitively, 0 for case sensitive search.
truncate Numeric Input 1 to search for substring of value, 0 to search for complete value.


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