• Text Functions
  • ANSI Character Functions
  • CLNTDIR Function
  • CLNTNAME Function
  • CURRENCY Function
  • DOCPATH Function
  • IN Function
  • LEFT Function
  • LENGTH Function
  • LOWER Function
  • LTRIM Function
  • MID Function
  • MKSTR Function
  • PRGDIR Function
  • RIGHT Function
  • SCANSTR Function
  • SPACE Function
  • STR Function
  • SUBSTR Function
  • Text Functions
  • TITLE Function
  • TOKEN Function
  • TOKENSUB Function
  • TRIM Function
  • TRIMRTF Function
  • UPPER Function
  • XRND Function
  • XWKS Function

IN Function

The IN function evaluates the position of one string value (value 2) within another string value (value 1).

Syntax

IN(value 1,value 2)

Example 1

IN("Toronto, Ontario","Ontario")

Returns a value of 10 as the O in Ontario is the 10th character of the string.

Example 2

IN("Toronto, Ontario","Alberta")

Returns a value of 0 as Alberta does not appear in the string at all.

Related Topics

• Text Functions