indexOf Method
Returns the character position where the first occurrence of a substring occurs within a String object.
function indexOf(subString : String [, startIndex : Number]) : Number
Arguments
subString
Required. Substring to search for within the String object.startIndex
Optional. Integer value specifying the index to begin searching within the String object. If omitted, searching starts at the beginning of the string.
Remarks
The indexOf method returns an integer value indicating the beginning of the substring within the String object. If the substring is not found, a -1 is returned.
If startIndex is negative, startIndex is treated as zero. If it is larger than the greatest character position index, it is treated as the largest possible index.
Searching is performed from left to right. Otherwise, this method is identical to lastIndexOf.
Example
The following example illustrates the use of the indexOf method.
var str = "original equipment manufacturer";
print ("equip is at position " + str.indexOf("equip"));
print ("abc is at position " + str.indexOf("abc"));
// Output:
// equip is at position 9
// abc is at position -1