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Functions for NLS

KINDEXC Function



Searches a character expression for specified characters.
Category: DBCS
Restriction: I18N Level 2
Tip: Non-DBCS equivalent function is INDEXC SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Comparisons
See Also

Syntax

KINDEXC(source,excerpt-1<,... excerpt-n>)


Arguments

source

specifies the character expression to search.

excerpt

specifies the characters to search for in the character expression.

Tip: If you specify more than one excerpt, separate them with a comma.

Details

The KINDEXC function searches source, from left to right, for the first occurrence of any character present in the excerpts and returns the position in source of that character. If none of the characters in excerpt-1 through excerpt-n in source are found, KINDEXC returns a value of 0.


Comparisons

The KINDEXC function searches for the first occurrence of any individual character that is present within the character string, whereas the KINDEX function searches for the first occurrence of the character string as a pattern.


See Also

Function:

KINDEX Function

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