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Name
indexOf()
Class
String
Description
Tests to see if a substring is embedded in a String, and returns the index position of the first occurrence of the substring defined in the str parameter. If the str substring is not found within the String, -1 is returned.
Examples
String str = "CCCP"; int p1 = str.indexOf("C"); int p2 = str.indexOf("P"); int p3 = str.indexOf("CP"); println(p1 + ":" + p2 + ":" + p3); // Prints "0:3:2"
Syntax
str.indexOf(str)
str.indexOf(str, fromIndex)
Parameters
str
String: any variable of type Stringstr
String: the substring to searchfromIndex
int: the index from which to start the search
Return
int
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