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{{Str find|text|sub_string}}
Returns the position of first appearance of sub_string in text.
- The comparison is case sensitive.
- Returns -1 if sub_string not found
- Character position is 1 based (not 0 based as usual in calculations).
- If sub_string is empty, this routine returns 1. This case will often have to be handled specially.
In the examples, the string to be searched is Abcdefghijklm
- A; 1
- a; -1
- def; 4
- klm; 11
- zyx; -1
- empty;klm;-1
- empty;empty; 1
Paramadairean na teamplaide[Stiùirich an TemplateData]
| Paramadair | Tuairisgeul | Seòrsa | Staid |
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| Text | 1 | The text to search within
| Sreang | riatanach |
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| Sub_string | 2 | The string to be searched within the text
| Sreang | riatanach |
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Faic cuideachd - Also see
String-handling templates |
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| By counting | | {{Str mid}} | To return a substring specified by position and length.
| | {{Trunc}} | To trim down to a specified number of characters.
| | {{Str left}} | To trim down to a specified number of characters or duplicate the string to a specified number.
| | {{Str crop}} | To crop a specified number of characters off the end.
| | {{Chop head and tail}} | To crop a specified number of characters off the beginning and end.
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| | {{Str right}} | To trim the first specified number of characters.
| | {{Str rightc}} | To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty.
| | {{Str rightmost}} | To trim down to the last specified number of characters.
| | {{Str sub old}} | To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left.
| | {{Str sub new}} | Select a substr based on starting and ending index.
| | {{Str index}} | Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters.
| | {{Plain text}}, {{Nowiki}} | Strips wikicode from a string.
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| By checking | | {{Trim}} | To trim any leading or trailing whitespace
| | {{Str letter/trim}} | To trim down to the beginning letters.
| | {{Str number/trim}} | To trim down to the beginning numbers.
| | {{Trim brackets}} | To trim any leading or trailing square brackets.
| | {{Trim quotes}} | To trim leading or trailing matching quotes.
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| Dedicated | | {{Delink}} | Removes wikilink brackets (wikicode).
| | {{Remove file prefix}} | Removes "File:" (or "Image:") from filenames.
| | {{PAGENAMEBASE}} | To trim off any parenthesis text at the end of a string (disambiguation).
| | {{Title disambig text}} | Returns text in parentheses at the end of a string (disambiguation).
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| | {{WikiProjectbasename}} | Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename.
| | {{Remove unranked}} | Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy).
| | {{Ship prefix}} | Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names).
| | {{Title year}} | Returns the 4-digit year from a pagename, if any.
| | {{Title decade}} | Returns the 4-digit decade (e.g. "1740s") from a pagename, if any.
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Insertion, replacement and length |
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| {{Strloc insert}} | Inserts a string at character location strloc, or appends if strloc<=0.
| | {{Loop}} | Repeat character string a specified number of times.
| | {{Replace}} | Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string.
| | {{Str rep}} | Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string.
| | {{Digits}} | Returns the string, after removing all characters that are not digits 0–9
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| {{Str len}} | Returns a string's length.
| | {{Str ≥ len}} | To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length.
| | {{Str ≤ len}} | To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length.
| | {{Str ≠ len}} | To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length.
| | {{Str ≤ ≥ len}} | To check if a string is "shorter", "equal", or "longer" than a given length.
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Analysis and technical |
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| {{Str endswith}} | To check if a string ends with a given string.
| {{Str find}}
{{Strfind short}} | Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string.
| | {{Str find0}} | Zero-based substring search.
| | {{Str sub find}} | Searches a substring in a string at the given offset.
| | {{Str letter}} | Returns the number of letters that begin a string.
| | {{Str number}} | Returns the number of numbers that begin a string.
| | {{Str gtr str}} | Compares two strings for alphabetical order, and returns a value accordingly.
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