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strwhere.pro

return position *array* for occurence of a character in a string

topstrwhere String

result = strwhere(str, schar, Count)

Return value

COUNT {out}{optional} The number of matches that were found The function returns an index array similar to the result of the where function

Parameters

str        in required

the string

schar        in required

the character to look for

Count       

Examples

ind = strwhere('abcabcabc','a') ; returns [ 0, 3, 6 ]

Version history

Version

$Id: strwhere.pro 142 2006-07-21 12:47:49Z navarro $

History

mgs, 02 Jun 1998: VERSION 1.00 bmy, 30 Jun 1998: - now returns COUNT, the number of matches that are found (this is analogous to the WHERE command)
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