First Index Of
ActionStep Reference » Programming » String Operation » Range » First Index Of
The ActionStep First Index Of searches the first occurrence of a specified character or string and stores the index number in Result of the result list. In case the character or string is not found, the Result displays a value of -1.
- Open the Programming node in the Workspace Explorer.
- Open the String Operation node.
- In the Range node, select the First Index Of ActionStep.
Parameters:
The ActionStep has the following input parameters:
| NAME |
DESCRIPTION
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|---|---|
| String |
The string to be checked.
Allowed Context Scopes [Fixed, Local, Global] Allowed Context Types [Variable, Parameter, Enum] |
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Search String
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The string to be searched.
Allowed Context Scopes [Fixed, Local, Global] Allowed Context Types [Variable, Parameter, Enum] |
| Start Index |
The position where the search will begin.
Allowed Context Scopes [Fixed, Local, Global] Allowed Context Types [Variable, Parameter, Enum] |
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An exception occurs when the Start Index value is out of range. The value must be non-negative and less than the size of the String parameter.
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Results:
The ActionStep returns the following results:
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name
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description
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|---|---|
| Result |
Contains the index position of the specified string.
Allowed Context Scopes [Fixed, Local, Global] Allowed Context Types [Variable, Parameter] |
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The Result displays a zero (0) value if the Search String parameter is empty. |
Example 1 (Displays the first occurrence of a string in a variable):
This example shows the index position of a specified string for the local Info variable with Text as a data type. The result is then output via Message Box.
