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XQuery xdmp:position

MarkLogic Server 11.0 Product Documentation
xdmp.position

xdmp.position(
   test as String?,
   target as String?,
   [collation as String?]
) as Number?

Summary

Returns an integer value representing the starting position of a string within the search string. Note, the string starting position is 1. If the first parameter is empty, the result is the empty sequence.

Parameters
test The string to test for existence in the second parameter.
target The string from which to test.
collation The optional name of a valid collation URI. For information on the collation URI syntax, see the Search Developer's Guide.

Example

xdmp.position("chin","searchintext");

=> 5

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