Explanation
INSTR Function
Returns the position of the first occurrence of a string in another string.Worth knowing
Useful and cross-version information about the programming environments of QBasic, QuickBasic and Visual Basic for DOS.
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INSTR Function
Syntax
| INSTR([start%,]stringexpression1$,stringexpression2$) |
Description / Parameter(s)
| start% | Sets the character position where the search begins. If start% is omitted, INSTR starts at position 1. |
| stringexpression1$ | The string to search. |
| stringexpression2$ | The string to look for. |
Example
a$ = "Microsoft QBasic"
PRINT "String position ="; INSTR(1, a$, "QBasic")
| See also: | LEFT$, RIGHT$ | LEN | MID$ |