Find where a piece of text appears inside another
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Text to Search In inputText | expression | Required | Not set | |
Text to Find searchText | expression | Required | Not set | |
Start From Position startPosition | number | Optional | 0 | Position to start searching from (0-based) |
Case Sensitive caseSensitive | boolean | Optional | false | |
Output Variable outputVariable | variable | Optional | TextPosition |
Output
TextPositionNumberPosition of the substring (-1 if not found)
Compatibility
WindowsLinuxAttendedUnattended
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