findtext


Purpose
Search for a string in a text or string.
Synopsis
function findtext(txt:text, toft:text, start:integer):integer
function findtext(txt:text, tofs:string, start:integer):integer
function findtext(str:string, tofs:string, start:integer):integer
Arguments
txt 
A text object
str 
String
toft 
Text to find
tofs 
String to find
start 
Starting position for the search
Return value
Index of the string or 0 if not found.
Example
The following:
writeln(findtext("abcdefgh","de",2)) 
writeln(findtext("abcdefgh","de",5)) 
produces this output:
4
0


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