I think what you want is 'regexpr': > regexpr("bcd", "aabcd") [1] 3 attr(,"match.length") [1] 3 >
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 7:27 AM, yoav baranan <ybara...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > I am searching for the equivalent of the function Index from SAS. > > In SAS: index("abcd", "bcd") will return 2 because bcd is located in the 2nd > cell of the abcd string. > The equivalent in R should do this: >> myIndex <- foo("abcd", "bcd") #return 2. > What is the function that I am looking for? > > I want to use the return value in substr, like I do in SAS. > > thanks, y. baranan. > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem that you are trying to solve? ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.