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LOCATE

Returns the first position of the given search string.

Syntax

LOCATE (needle, haystack)
LOCATE (needle, haystack, startpos)

Arguments

  • needle: string to search for
  • haystack: any string or binary object
  • startpos: character position to start searching at
Info

This function is identical to INSTR but with the arguments reversed.

Return Type

Integer position, one-indexed. 0 if not found.

Examples

+---------------------+
| locate('i', 'ohai') |
+---------------------+
|                   4 |
+---------------------+

select locate('z', 'ohai');
+---------------------+
| locate('z', 'ohai') |
+---------------------+
|                   0 |
+---------------------+

select locate('i', 'ohaiohai', 6);
+----------------------------+
| locate('i', 'ohaiohai', 6) |
+----------------------------+
|                          8 |
+----------------------------+