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| Returns the 0 based   | | Searches for an array element within array or a string within a string (since ["Arma 3","Arma3",127,126674,"Development"]). Returns the 0 based index on success or -1 if not found. Test is cASe-seNsItiVE | = Description  | ||
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| array '''find''' x |= Syntax  | |||
|p1= array: [[Array]] - array to search in |= Parameter 1  | |||
|p2= x: [[Anything]] - array element to find |= Parameter 2  | |||
| [[Number]] - 0 based position of the first array element that matches x, -1 if not found |= Return value  | |||
|   | | s2= string '''find''' x |= Syntax  | ||
|  | |p21= string: [[String]] - string to search in |= Parameter 1  | ||
|  | |p22= x: [[String]] - string to find |= Parameter 2  | ||
| [[Number]] 0 based position of the first   | | r2= [[Number]] 0 based position of the first sequence of characters that matches x, -1 if not found |= Return value  | ||
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|x1= <code>[  | |x1= <code>["Apples","Oranges","Pears"] [[find]] "Oranges"; //result is 1  | ||
|x2= <code>if (  | [1,[2],[<nowiki>[</nowiki>3]]] [[find]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[3]]; //result is 2</code> |= Example 1  | ||
|x2= <code>[[if]] ([[magazines]] [[player]] [[find]] "Strela" >= 0) [[then]] {[[hint]] "You've got Strela!"};</code> |= Example 1  | |||
|x3= <code>[[hint]] [[str]] ("japa is the man!" [[find]] "the man!"); //8</code> |= Example 3  | |||
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Revision as of 20:16, 12 August 2014
Description
- Description:
 - Searches for an array element within array or a string within a string (since ["Arma 3","Arma3",127,126674,"Development"]). Returns the 0 based index on success or -1 if not found. Test is cASe-seNsItiVE
 - Groups:
 - Uncategorised
 
Syntax
- Syntax:
 - array find x
 - Parameters:
 - array: Array - array to search in
 - x: Anything - array element to find
 - Return Value:
 - Number - 0 based position of the first array element that matches x, -1 if not found
 
Alternative Syntax
- Syntax:
 - string find x
 - Parameters:
 - string: String - string to search in
 - x: String - string to find
 - Return Value:
 - Number 0 based position of the first sequence of characters that matches x, -1 if not found
 
Examples
- Example 1:
 ["Apples","Oranges","Pears"] find "Oranges"; //result is 1 [1,[2],[[3]]] find [[3]]; //result is 2- Example 2:
 if (magazines player find "Strela" >= 0) then {hint "You've got Strela!"};- Example 3:
 hint str ("japa is the man!" find "the man!"); //8
Additional Information
Notes
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