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matchStart

Owned by Jonathan Muse
Last updated: Nov 20, 2024

Description

Returns the position where the match starts or -1 if it doesn't match.

Parameters

Return Type

Number

Example

wret = matchStart("This will return ?", "will.*"); print("Return " + wret);

Matches the string starting with will and will return 5 (the position of w character).

For more information on regular expressions, see Oracle documentation.

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