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VBScript InStr Function

The InStr function returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another.

The InStr function returns the following values:

Note: See the InStrRev function for more information.

Syntax

Parameter Description
start Optional. Specifies the starting position for each search. The default starting position is the first character (1). If the compare parameter is specified, this parameter must be provided.
string1 Required. The string to be searched.
string2 Required. The string expression to search for.
compare Optional. Specifies the type of string comparison to use. The default is 0. Possible values are: 0 = vbBinaryCompare - Performs a binary comparison<br>1 = vbTextCompare - Performs a textual comparison

Example

Example 1

Output of the above example:

Example 2

Searching for the letter "i" with different starting positions:

Output of the above example:

Example 3

Searching for the letter "t" with textual and binary comparison:

Output of the above example:

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