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Section: String Functions
Searches for the first occurance of one string inside another. The general syntax for its use is
p = strstr(x,y)
where x and y are two strings. The returned integer p indicates the index into the string x where the substring y occurs. If no instance of y is found, then p is set to zero.
Some examples of strstr in action
--> strstr('hello','lo')
ans =
4
--> strstr('quick brown fox','own')
ans =
9
--> strstr('free stuff','lunch')
ans =
0