_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*

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

*Example*

<pre>
; 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)
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