Returns the position at which a substring is first found within a text value (case-sensitive). Returns 0 when the substring is not found.
Category: text
Syntax:
Returns: IntColumn
Context Filtering: ✓ Yes
Parameters
Allowed Column Types: STRING, TEXT
Validation
- Minimum parameters: 2
- Maximum parameters: 2
Examples
Returns the position of the first @ in each email address.
- Contains - Test whether a substring is present at all
- Replace - Replace the substring once it is found
- Len - Count the characters in a text value
Last modified on August 17, 2026