STRCHR                 ' C style

Syntax

#include <STRING.bas>                        ' source in /Program Files/Coridium/BASIClib 

FUNCTION STRCHR( string , char )

Description

This FUNCTION written in BASIC searches string looking for the first instance of char .String may be a constant or variable string.
If char is not found -1 is returned, otherwise the position of char.

STRCHR is written in C style with 0 being the first character of the string, consistent with VB string.Chars(0).

Example

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#include <STRING.bas>

DIM text(10)

text = "HELLO
WORLD"
PRINT
STRCHR(text, "W")     ' will display
6

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Differences from other BASICs

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• similar function as Visual BASIC
• no equivalent in PBASIC

See also

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• TOUPPER 
• STRSTR