FirstIndex Property
Returns the position in a search string where a match occurs.
Syntax
object.FirstIndex
Arguments
The object argument is always a Match object.
Remarks
The FirstIndex property uses a zero-based offset from the beginning of the search string. In other words, the first character in the string is identified as character zero (0). The following code illustrates the use of the FirstIndex property.
Function RegExpTest(patrn, strng)
Dim regEx, Match, Matches, s
' Create the regular expression.
Set regEx = New RegExp
regEx.Pattern = patrn
regEx.IgnoreCase = True
regEx.Global = True
' Do the search.
Set Matches = regEx.Execute(strng)
' Iterate through the Matches collection.
s = ""
For Each Match in Matches
s = s & "Match found at position "
s = s & Match.FirstIndex & ". "
s = s & "Match Value is '"
s = s & Match.Value & "'."
s = s & vbCRLF
Next
RegExpTest = s
End Function
MsgBox(RegExpTest("is.", "IS1 is2 IS3 is4"))
Requirements
Applies To: Match Object
Change History
Date |
History |
Reason |
|---|---|---|
March 2009 |
Reformatted code in example. |
Information enhancement. |