Template:Strfind short/doc

{{strfind short|target|string}} outputs the position in target where string first appears (e.g. an output of "3" would mean beginning at the third character in target). If string is not found, it outputs zero (0).

Examples

Example	Output
{{strfind short |abcdef |bcd}}	2
{{strfind short |123456789. |45}}	4
{{strfind short |x+2.437-6 |2.43}}	3
{{strfind short |:***abcd** |*ab}}	4
{{strfind short |Fast Forward (film) |( }}	14
{{strfind short |Fast Forward Longer (film) |( }}	21
{{strfind short |A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (film) |( }}	48
{{strfind short |abcdef |x}}	0
{{strfind short |abcdef |xyz}}	0

See also

• {{str find}}, which also searches strings but with expansion depth of 18 or more.