SEARCH-LIST-INDEX( ) Search for string in list

The function SEARCH-LIST-INDEX( ) searches a list variable for a string or for a regular expression which has been formed in accordance with POSIX rules. The return value indicates the number of the first list element containing this expression or search string.

Result type: INTEGER

SEARCH-LIST-INDEX( )

LIST-VARIABLE-NAME = string_expression₁

,PATTERN = string_expression₂

,BEGIN-INDEX = 1 / arithm_expression

,END-INDEX = *LAST / arithm_expression

,BEGIN-COLUMN = 1 / arithm_expression

,END-COLUMN = *LAST / arithm_expression

,PATTERN-TYPE = *STRING / *REGULAR-EXPRESSION

,DIRECTION = *FORWARD / *REVERSE