fFind (Function)

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fFind (Function)

In french: fCherche

Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Versions 22 and later

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

New in version 22

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

Example

MyBuffer is Buffer
FileID is int
nPosition is int

MyBuffer = fLoadBuffer("C:\tmp\Page1.html")
FileID = fOpen("C:\test\MyFile.html")
nPosition = fFind(FileID, MyBuffer)

IF nPosition <> -1 THEN
Info("The content of Page1 was found in MyFile at position " + nPosition)
END

Syntax

<Result> = fFind(<File identifier> , <Sought element> [, <Start position>])

<Result>: Integer

Position of the sought element in the file.
-1 if no element corresponds to the search.

<File identifier>: Integer

Identifier of the file to use. This identifier was returned when the file was opened by fOpen.

<Sought element>: Buffer or character string (with quotes)

Buffer or character string whose content must be found in the text file.

<Start position>: Optional integer

Start position for the search. By default, the search is performed from the beginning of the file.

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