Added in 1.8.10

$pos(string,substring,N)

Returns a number indicating the position of the Nth occurrence of string in text.

$pos is case-insensitive, see $poscs for case-sensitive version.

Parameters

Parameter Description
string String to search.
substring Substringto search.
N If N = 0, total number of matches, otherwise the Nth match.

Example

; Print number of matches for the substring 'e'.
//echo -ag $pos(hello there,e,1)

; Print the position of the second match using substring 'e'.
//echo -ag $pos(hello there,e,2)