OCCURS( ) Function
Returns the number of times a character expression occurs within another character expression.
OCCURS(cSearchExpression, cExpressionSearched)
Return Values
Numeric
Parameters
- cSearchExpression
Specifies a character expression that OCCURS( ) searches for within cExpressionSearched. - cExpressionSearched
Specifies the character expression OCCURS( ) searches for cSearchExpression.
Remarks
OCCURS( ) returns 0 (zero) if cSearchExpression isn't found within cExpressionSearched.
Example
STORE 'abracadabra' TO gcstring
CLEAR
? OCCURS('a', gcstring) && Displays 5
? OCCURS('b', gcstring) && Displays 2
? OCCURS('c', gcstring) && Displays 1
? OCCURS('e', gcstring) && Displays 0
See Also
$ Operator | AT( ) | ATLINE( ) | RAT( ) | RATLINE( ) | INLIST( )