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SQL Server CHARINDEX() Function

Example

SELECT
CHARINDEX('t', 'Customer') AS MatchPosition;

Definition and Usage

The CHARINDEX() function searches for a substring in a string, and returns the position.

If the substring is not found, this function returns 0.

Note

This function performs a case-insensitive search.

Syntax

CHARINDEX(
substring
,
 string
,
start
)

Parameter Values

ParameterDescription
substringRequired. The substring to search for
stringRequired. The string to be searched
startOptional. The position where the search will start (if you do not want to start at the beginning of s tring ). The first position in string is 1

Technical Details

Works in:SQL Server (starting with 2008), Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Parallel Data Warehouse

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