How do I fetch the position of the first occurrence of a specific value in string
This example demonstrates fetching the position of the first occurrence of a specific value in string.
In the solution shown below, the position of the first occurrence of the substring "testing" is fetched within the string "Worksoft SaaS is a codeless testing tool. Worksoft SaaS is one-stop solution for all your testing needs." using "locateSubstringPosition" command and stored into a variable.
Solution:
# | Command | Target | Value |
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Fetching the position of first occurrence of the string | |||
1 | locateSubstringPosition |
Worksoft SaaS is a codeless testing tool. Worksoft SaaS is one-stop solution for all your testing needs.||testing||0 |
substring_position |
Tips, Tricks, Gotchas & Best Practices:
- The command performs a case-sensitive match while searching for the substring.
- If the substring is not present within the string, the command returns the value "-1".
- As a best practice, it is always advisable to define the variable names without any spaces and if you want to differentiate the words, use underscores.