String Find

Return index of first occurrence of pattern string

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Libraries:
Simulink / String

Description

The String Find block returns the index of the first occurrence of the pattern string sub in the text string str.

Ports

Input

str — String in which to find pattern

scalar

String in which to find pattern (sub), specified as a scalar.

Data Types: string

sub — Pattern

scalar

Pattern to be found in string (str), specified as a scalar.

Data Types: string

Output

idx — Position index of found pattern

scalar

Position index of the found pattern, specified as a positive integer scalar.

• If the block does not find the pattern, it returns -1.

• If the sub parameter is empty (""), the block returns 1, indicating that it matched the beginning of the searched string.

Data Types: int8 | int16 | int32

Parameters

Output data type — Output data type

Inherit: Inherit via internal rule (default) | Inherit: Inherit via back propagation | int8 | int16 | int32 | <data type expression>

Output data type. The type can be inherited, specified directly, or expressed as a data type object such as Simulink.NumericType.

When you select an inherited option, the block exhibits these behaviors:

• Inherit: Inherit via internal rule — Simulink^® chooses a data type to balance numerical accuracy, performance, and generated code size, while taking into account the properties of the embedded target hardware.

• Inherit: Inherit via back propagation — Use data type of the driving block.

Click the Show data type assistant button to display the Data Type Assistant, which helps you set the data type attributes. See Specify Data Types Using Data Type Assistant for more information.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: OutDataTypeStr

Type: character vector

Values: 'Inherit: Inherit via internal rule' | 'Inherit: Inherit via back propagation' | 'int8' | 'int16' | 'int32' | <data type expression>

Default: 'Inherit: Inherit via internal rule'

Mode — Category of data type

Inherit (default) | Built in | Expression

Category of data type, specified as Inherit, Built in, or Expression. For more information on using this parameter, see Specify Data Types Using Data Type Assistant.

Dependency

Clicking the Show data type assistant button enables this parameter.

Block Characteristics

Data Types	integer | string
Direct Feedthrough	yes
Multidimensional Signals	no
Variable-Size Signals	no
Zero-Crossing Detection	no

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.

Version History

Introduced in R2018a