listIndex

Syntax

float listIndex(stringList, searchString)

Parameters

• stringList (string)
• searchString (string)

Returns

Returns index of first occurrence of searchString.

Description

This function returns the index of the first occurrence of the searchString in the stringList or -1 if it is not found. Optional: leading or trailing * in searchString are used as wildcard.

Note.1: Indices are 0 - based.

Note: String lists are a series of strings stored inside one string. The elements are separated by a semicolon (";"). Each item must be followed by a semicolon, also the last one! The data type is "string", thus it is not an array as used in other scripting languages.

Related

• listAdd function
• listClean function
• listCount function
• listFirst function
• listItem function
• listLast function
• listRandom function
• listRange function
• listRemove function
• listRemoveAll function
• listRetainAll function
• listSize function
• listTerminate function

Examples

listIndex("rule;your;city;","city")
# result = 2

listIndex("rule;your;city;","*y")
# result = 2

listIndex("rule;your;city;","*y*")
# result = 1   

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