Snippet Name: String Functions: instring INSTR Description: The INSTR function returns the location of a substring in a string. Also see:» FUNCTIONS: Deterministic » FUNCTIONS: Nested Functions » FUNCTIONS: IF statement » FUNCTIONS: date/time » FUNCTIONS: Sample functions » FUNCTIONS: drop » FUNCTIONS: Recompile » FUNCTIONS: DEBUG mode » FUNCTIONS: IN OUT parameter » FUNCTIONS: with output parameters » FUNCTIONS: with parameters » FUNCTIONS: without parameters » FUNCTIONS: Create function » FUNCTIONS: special restrictions » FUNCTIONS: System Privileges » IN Function » Built-In Functions: CASE » Built-In Functions: DECODE » SUBST and INSTR together » INSTR (InString) » SUBSTR (SubString) » String Functions: REVERSE » String Functions: LENGTH » String Functions: INSTR » String Functions: CONCAT » String Functions: CHAR » String Functions: INITCAP » String Functions: LOWER » String Functions: UPPER » Date Functions: NUMTOYMINTERVAL Comment: This function looks only at the first occurance of the argument string. Language: Highlight Mode: PLSQL Last Modified: February 28th, 2009
Description: The INSTR function returns the location of a substring in a string.
Also see:» FUNCTIONS: Deterministic » FUNCTIONS: Nested Functions » FUNCTIONS: IF statement » FUNCTIONS: date/time » FUNCTIONS: Sample functions » FUNCTIONS: drop » FUNCTIONS: Recompile » FUNCTIONS: DEBUG mode » FUNCTIONS: IN OUT parameter » FUNCTIONS: with output parameters » FUNCTIONS: with parameters » FUNCTIONS: without parameters » FUNCTIONS: Create function » FUNCTIONS: special restrictions » FUNCTIONS: System Privileges » IN Function » Built-In Functions: CASE » Built-In Functions: DECODE » SUBST and INSTR together » INSTR (InString) » SUBSTR (SubString) » String Functions: REVERSE » String Functions: LENGTH » String Functions: INSTR » String Functions: CONCAT » String Functions: CHAR » String Functions: INITCAP » String Functions: LOWER » String Functions: UPPER » Date Functions: NUMTOYMINTERVAL
SELECT INSTR ('now is the time', 'w') FROM dual; returns 3 SELECT INSTR('now is the time', 'the') FROM dual; returns 8
