string.find
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string.find
Looks for the first match of the pattern in the string str. If it finds a match, then it returns the indices of str where the occurrence starts and ends; otherwise, it returns nil.
Passing true as the fourth argument turns off pattern matching facilities, so the function does a plain “find substring” operation, with no characters in the pattern being considered “magic”. Note that if no_patterns is given, then start must be given as well.
string.find(str: string, pattern: string, start: number, no_patterns: boolean): number, number
Arguments
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| str | String to search. | string |
| pattern | Pattern to search for. | string |
| start | Start index. Defaults to 1 | number |
| no_patterns | If true, then pattern matching is disabled. | boolean |
Returns start: number, end: number