InStr(String,String,CompareMethod) Method

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Returns an integer specifying the start position of the first occurrence of one string within another.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

public static int InStr( 
   string string1,
   string string2,
   CompareMethod compare
)

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function InStr( _
   ByVal string1 As String, _
   ByVal string2 As String, _
   Optional ByVal compare As CompareMethod _
) As Integer

Parameters

string1: Required. String expression being searched.
string2: Required. String expression sought.
compare: Optional. Specifies the type of string comparison. If compare is omitted, the Option Compare setting determines the type of comparison.

Return Value

If is zero length or Nothing, InStr returns 0. If is not found, InStr returns 0. If is found within , InStr returns position where match begins.

Reference

Strings Class
Strings Members
Overload List

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