Sample Usage
SEARCHB("新", "农历新年", 2)
Syntax
SEARCHB(search_for, text_to_search, [starting_at])
search_for
- The string to look for withintext_to_search
.text_to_search
- The text to search for the first occurrence ofsearch_for
.starting_at
- [ OPTIONAL -1
by default ] - The character position withintext_to_search
at which to start the search.
Notes
- If
search_for
is not found, the #VALUE! error value is returned. - Ensure that
search_for
andtext_to_search
are not supplied in reverse order, or the #VALUE! error will likely be returned. The arguments are supplied in a different order than other text functions such asSPLIT
andSUBSTITUTE
. - It's recommended to use a function such as
IFERROR
to check for cases when there aren't matches to the search. - You can use the wildcard characters: question mark (?) and asterisk (*), in
search_for
. A question mark matches any single character; an asterisk matches any sequence of characters. If you want to find an actual question mark or asterisk, type a tilde (~) before the character, or seeFINDB
. - Use
SEARCH
for standard character sets, andSEARCHB
for double-byte character sets such as Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), and Korean.
See Also
SEARCH
: Returns the position at which a string is first found within text, ignoring case.
REPLACE
: Replaces part of a text string with a different text string.
REGEXREPLACE
: Replaces part of a text string with a different text string using regular expressions.
REGEXMATCH
: Whether a piece of text matches a regular expression.
SUBSTITUTE
: Replaces existing text with new text in a string.
SPLIT
: Divides text around a specified character or string, and puts each fragment into a separate cell in the row.
FIND
: Returns the position at which a string is first found within text, case-sensitive.
FINDB
: Returns the position at which a string is first found within text counting each double-character as 2.