SqlFunctions.CharIndex Method
Definition
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Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression.
Overloads
| CharIndex(String, String, Nullable<Int64>) |
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression. |
| CharIndex(Byte[], Byte[], Nullable<Int64>) |
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression. |
| CharIndex(String, String, Nullable<Int32>) |
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression. |
| CharIndex(String, String) |
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression. |
| CharIndex(Byte[], Byte[]) |
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression. |
| CharIndex(Byte[], Byte[], Nullable<Int32>) |
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression. |
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see CHARINDEX (Transact-SQL).
CharIndex(String, String, Nullable<Int64>)
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression.
public:
static Nullable<long> CharIndex(System::String ^ toSearch, System::String ^ target, Nullable<long> startLocation);[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CHARINDEX")]
public static long? CharIndex (string toSearch, string target, long? startLocation);[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CHARINDEX")>]
static member CharIndex : string * string * Nullable<int64> -> Nullable<int64>Public Shared Function CharIndex (toSearch As String, target As String, startLocation As Nullable(Of Long)) As Nullable(Of Long)Parameters
- toSearch
- String
The string expression to be searched.
- target
- String
The string expression to be found.
Returns
A Nullable<T> of Int64 value that is the starting position of target if it is found in toSearch.
- Attributes
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see CHARINDEX (Transact-SQL).
Applies to
CharIndex(Byte[], Byte[], Nullable<Int64>)
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression.
public:
static Nullable<long> CharIndex(cli::array <System::Byte> ^ toSearch, cli::array <System::Byte> ^ target, Nullable<long> startLocation);[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CHARINDEX")]
public static long? CharIndex (byte[] toSearch, byte[] target, long? startLocation);[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CHARINDEX")>]
static member CharIndex : byte[] * byte[] * Nullable<int64> -> Nullable<int64>Public Shared Function CharIndex (toSearch As Byte(), target As Byte(), startLocation As Nullable(Of Long)) As Nullable(Of Long)Parameters
- toSearch
- Byte[]
The string expression to be searched.
- target
- Byte[]
The string expression to be found.
Returns
The starting position of target if it is found in toSearch.
- Attributes
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see CHARINDEX (Transact-SQL).
Applies to
CharIndex(String, String, Nullable<Int32>)
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression.
public:
static Nullable<int> CharIndex(System::String ^ toSearch, System::String ^ target, Nullable<int> startLocation);[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CHARINDEX")]
public static int? CharIndex (string toSearch, string target, int? startLocation);[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CHARINDEX")>]
static member CharIndex : string * string * Nullable<int> -> Nullable<int>Public Shared Function CharIndex (toSearch As String, target As String, startLocation As Nullable(Of Integer)) As Nullable(Of Integer)Parameters
- toSearch
- String
The string expression to be searched.
- target
- String
The string expression to be found.
Returns
The starting position of target if it is found in toSearch.
- Attributes
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see CHARINDEX (Transact-SQL).
Applies to
CharIndex(String, String)
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression.
public:
static Nullable<int> CharIndex(System::String ^ toSearch, System::String ^ target);[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CHARINDEX")]
public static int? CharIndex (string toSearch, string target);[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CHARINDEX")>]
static member CharIndex : string * string -> Nullable<int>Public Shared Function CharIndex (toSearch As String, target As String) As Nullable(Of Integer)Parameters
- toSearch
- String
The string expression to be searched.
- target
- String
The string expression to be found.
Returns
The starting position of target if it is found in toSearch.
- Attributes
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see CHARINDEX (Transact-SQL).
Applies to
CharIndex(Byte[], Byte[])
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression.
public:
static Nullable<int> CharIndex(cli::array <System::Byte> ^ toSearch, cli::array <System::Byte> ^ target);[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CHARINDEX")]
public static int? CharIndex (byte[] toSearch, byte[] target);[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CHARINDEX")>]
static member CharIndex : byte[] * byte[] -> Nullable<int>Public Shared Function CharIndex (toSearch As Byte(), target As Byte()) As Nullable(Of Integer)Parameters
- toSearch
- Byte[]
The string expression to be searched.
- target
- Byte[]
The string expression to be found.
Returns
The starting position of target if it is found in toSearch.
- Attributes
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see CHARINDEX (Transact-SQL).
Applies to
CharIndex(Byte[], Byte[], Nullable<Int32>)
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression.
public:
static Nullable<int> CharIndex(cli::array <System::Byte> ^ toSearch, cli::array <System::Byte> ^ target, Nullable<int> startLocation);[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CHARINDEX")]
public static int? CharIndex (byte[] toSearch, byte[] target, int? startLocation);[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CHARINDEX")>]
static member CharIndex : byte[] * byte[] * Nullable<int> -> Nullable<int>Public Shared Function CharIndex (toSearch As Byte(), target As Byte(), startLocation As Nullable(Of Integer)) As Nullable(Of Integer)Parameters
- toSearch
- Byte[]
The string expression to be searched.
- target
- Byte[]
The string expression to be found.
Returns
The starting position of target if it is found in toSearch.
- Attributes
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see CHARINDEX (Transact-SQL).
