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StringReverseFind (FPScript)

21.09.2021

Searches for the last match in a substring and returns its position.

Syntax

StringReverseFind(String, Substring [ , IgnoreCase = FALSE ])

 

The syntax of the StringReverseFind function consists of the following parts:

Part

Description

String

String to be searched.

Permitted data structures are scalar value, data series und data matrix. Supported data types are string.

Substring

Substring to find.

Permitted data structures are scalar value. Supported data types are string.

IgnoreCase

A Boolean value that specifies whether to ignore the case when performing a search.

Permitted data structures are scalar value. Supported data types are Boolean value.

If this argument is omitted, it will be set to the default value FALSE.

Remarks

The data type of the result is always 32-bit integer.

The structure of the result corresponds to that of the argument String.

The result is the position of the last substring match found. The position is counted starting from zero. If nothing was found, -1 is returned.

If the String argument is a data series or data matrix, the calculation is performed on a per element basis and the result is either a data series or a data matrix.

If an argument is a list, then the first element in the list is taken. If this is also a list, then the process is repeated.

Available in

FlexPro Basic, Professional, Developer Suite

Examples

StringReverseFind("CH_1_1", "_")

Results in 4.

See Also

SearchValue Function

StringFind Function

StringReplace Function

StringLeft Function

StringRight Function

StringMid Function

StringConcat Function

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