CFML Language Reference
Chapter 2 :  ColdFusion Functions

Find

Returns the first index of an occurrence of a substring in a string from a specified starting position. Returns 0 if substring is not in string. The search is case-sensitive.

See also FindNoCase, Compare, FindOneOf, REFind, and Replace.

Syntax

Find(substring, string [, start ])

substring

String being sought.

string

String being searched.

start

Starting position for the search.

Examples

...
<!--- depending upon the action desired,  perform
different function --->
<CFSWITCH EXPRESSION="#tag#">
    <CFCASE VALUE="find">
        <CFSET TheAction = Find(FORM.MyString,
         CFHTTP.FileContent, 1)>
    </CFCASE>
    <CFCASE VALUE="findNoCase">
        <CFSET TheAction = FindNoCase(FORM.MyString,
         CFHTTP.FileContent, 1)>
    </CFCASE>    
    <CFCASE VALUE="findOneof">
        <CFSET TheAction = FindOneOf(FORM.MyString,
         CFHTTP.FileContent, 1)>
    </CFCASE>    
    <CFDEFAULTCASE>
        <CFSET TheAction = Find(FORM.MyString,
         CFHTTP.FileContent, 1)>
    </CFDEFAULTCASE>
</CFSWITCH>
...

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