Description
The functx:index-of-string function returns one or more integers representing the position of a $substring within $arg. Overlapping substrings are not counted. If $arg does not contain $substring, the empty sequence is returned.
Arguments and Return Type| Name | Type | Description |
|---|
$arg |
xs:string? |
the string |
$substring |
xs:string |
the substring to find |
| return value |
xs:integer* |
XSLT Function Declaration| See XQuery definition. | <xsl:function name="functx:index-of-string" as="xs:integer*"
xmlns:functx="http://www.functx.com">
<xsl:param name="arg" as="xs:string?"/>
<xsl:param name="substring" as="xs:string"/>
<xsl:sequence select="
if (contains($arg, $substring))
then (string-length(substring-before($arg, $substring))+1,
for $other in
functx:index-of-string(substring-after($arg, $substring),
$substring)
return
$other +
string-length(substring-before($arg, $substring)) +
string-length($substring))
else ()
"/>
</xsl:function>
|
Examples| XPath Example | Results |
|---|
functx:index-of-string('abcdabcdabcd','abc') |
(1, 5, 9) |
functx:index-of-string('abcd','abc') |
1 |
functx:index-of-string('xxx','abc') |
() |
See AlsoHistory |
Recommended Reading: 
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