Find entry Version 5 (Java)

Action group: Text

Description

Specifies the sequence number of the character in the source text from which the search text begins

Action icon

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Settings of parameters

Property	Description	Type	Filling example	Mandatory field
Parameters
Text	Text to make action on	Robin.String		Yes
Search text	The text for which it is necessary to find the ordinal position of the occurrence	Robin.String		Yes
Entry type	Which entry will be written to the result.	Robin.String		No
Case Sensitive	Boolean variable, optional. If the value of the variable is True, it will be case sensitive. False by default.	Robin.Boolean	true	No
Results
Result	Numeric variable to which the search result will be written	Robin.Numeric

Special conditions of use

None.

Example of use

Task

There is a variable "Primary Text" with the value "Hi, friend! How are you?". The ordinal number of the word "How" in the text (first occurrence) is required. Output the result in a dialog box.

Solution

Use the "Find entry", "Show message" actions.

Implementation

Create a variable with the number type, into which the result of the "Find entry" action will be written.
Move the "Find entry" action to the workspace and set its parameters.
Move the "Show message" action to the workspace and set its parameters.
Click "Start" in the top panel to start the robot.

Result

The sequence number in the text for the word "How" is displayed in the dialog window.