topstrwhere
string tools
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
schar
in
required
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)