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xdmp:position

xdmp:position(
   $test as xs:string?,
   $target as xs:string?,
   [$collation as xs:string?]
) as xs:integer?

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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