Function

search( search_text, within_text, start_num )

Searches the text for a particular substring, returning the positional index of the first character of the first match.

See also: find()

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
search_text	Text	The text that will be searched for.
within_text	Text	The text within which the search text will be searched for.
start_num	Number	The positional index of the first character of the substring to be returned.

Returns

Number

Usage considerations

Using the search_text parameter

The search_text parameter does not support wildcard characters.

Using the within_text parameter

The first character of the entire within_text value is considered to have an index = 1.

Examples

search("to","boston",1) returns 4

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible