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functx:index-of-string-first

The first position of a substring

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Description

The functx:index-of-string-first function returns an integer representing the first position of $substring within $arg. If $arg does not contain $substring, the empty sequence is returned.

Arguments and Return Type

NameTypeDescription
$arg xs:string? the string
$substring xs:string the substring to find
return value xs:integer?

XSLT Function Declaration

See XQuery definition.
<xsl:function name="functx:index-of-string-first" as="xs:integer?"
              xmlns:functx="http://www.functx.com">
  <xsl:param name="arg" as="xs:string?"/>
  <xsl:param name="substring" as="xs:string"/>

  <xsl:sequence select="
  if (contains($arg, $substring))
  then string-length(substring-before($arg, $substring))+1
  else ()
 "/>

</xsl:function>

Examples

XPath ExampleResults
functx:index-of-string-first(
   'abcdabcdabcd','abc')
1
functx:index-of-string-first(
   'abcd','abc')
1
functx:index-of-string-first(
   'xxx','abc')
()

See Also

functx:index-of-stringThe position(s) of a substring
functx:index-of-string-lastThe last position of a substring
fn:containsWhether one string contains another

History

Published OnLast UpdatedContributor(s)
2006-06-272007-02-26Priscilla Walmsley, Datypic, pwalmsley@datypic.com, http://www.datypic.com
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