#find(), #index(), #search()

DESCRIPTION
    returns the index position (beginning at 1) of a substring within a string,
    with the search starting at the given position; else 0 if not found

    or:

    returns the index position (beginning at 1) of a substring within a string,
    with the search starting at the beginning of the string; else 0 if not found

SYNOPSIS
    #find(s1,s2,i)
    #index(s1,s2,i)
    #search(s1,s2,i)

    or:

    #find(s1,s2)
    #index(s1,s2)
    #search(s1,s2)

ARGUMENTS
    s1 - a quoted string, or string expression
    s2 - a quoted string, or string expression
     i - a positive integer

    or:

    s1 - a quoted string, or string expression
    s2 - a quoted string, or string expression

EXAMPLES

# pikt +C 'output $text(#find("like finding a needle in a haystack","needle"))'
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        rule    // find $user and $newuser
                set #i = #index($users, "-")
                set $user = $substr($users,1,#i-1)
                set $newuser = $substr($users,#i+1)

        rule    // local & nis uname mismatch
                if ! #nis
                        set $uname2 = $command("=ypmatch $uid passwd.byuid 2>/dev/null")
                        if $uname2 ne ""
                                set #i = #index($uname2,":")
                                set $uname2 = $substr($uname2,1,#if(#i,#i-1,#length($uname2)))
                                if $uname2 ne $uname
                                        output mail "User $uname doesn't match the
                                                     NIS uname $uname2 for uid $uid"
                                endif
                        endif
                endif

        rule    // dispose of "@..."
                set #i = #index($mem, "\@")
                if #i
                        set $user = $left($mem, #i-1)
                else
                        set $user = $mem
                endif

        rule    // keep resolving dotted alias until we have a simple user name
                set $aliases = " "
                while $user =~ "\\."
                        if #find($aliases, " $user ")
                                output mail "Can't resolve alias $user: circular reference"
                                next    // bypass this user
                        else
                                set $aliases .= "$user "
                        endif
                        set $match = $command("=ypmatch $user aliases 2>&1")
                        if $match !~ "no such key"
                                set $user = $match
                                // dispose of "@..." that might result from
                                // resolving dotted alias
                                set #i = #index($user, "\@")
                                if #i
                                        set $user = $left($user, #i-1)
                                endif
                        else
                                output mail "Can't resolve alias $user: no such key"
                                next    // go on to next list member
                        endif
                endwhile

        rule    // dispose of "@..." that might result from
                // resolving dotted alias
                set #i = #index($user, "\@")
                if #i
                        set $user = $left($user, #i-1)
                endif

SEE ALSO
    #rfind(), #rindex(), #rsearch()

    Numerical Functions
    String Functions