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This template uses Lua:

Module:String (sandbox)

Category:Templates based on the String Lua module

Usage

{{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.

Examples

In the examples, the string to be searched is Abcdefghijklm:

A; 1
a; -1
def; 4
klm; 11
zyx; -1

Examples with empty parameters:

empty;klm; -1
empty;empty; 1

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A template to find the numeric position of first appearance of ''sub_string'' in ''text''

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Text	`1`	The text to search within	String	required
Sub_string	`2`	The string to be searched within the text	String	required

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