AutoIt StringInStr Function

The StringInStr function can be used to find a string in another string.

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Edited: 2017-03-25 03:07

The AutoIt StringInStr is used to check for the existence of one string, inside another string. An example could be, checking if a given word or phrase exists, in a document or file.

Parameters

string	The source to be checked.	Required
substring	The string to search for.	Required
casesense	Controls the case sensitivity of the search. $STR_NOCASESENSE (0) – The search is case-insensitive (including both upper and lowercase letters). $STR_CASESENSE (1) – The search is case-sensitive. $STR_NOCASESENSEBASIC (2) – The search is case-insensitive, and using basic/faster comparison.	Optional
occurrence	Controls which occurrence in the string to find. Use a negative value to search from the right. Default is 1.	Optional
start	The start position of the search.	Optional
count	The maximum number of characters to search for. This should not be lower than the substring. You can combine this with the start parameter, to limit the search to a substring of the source.	Optional

AutoIt StringInStr example

In the below example, the $Source variable is checked for the $StringToCheckFor variable.

The $Source contains the loaded data, and the $StringToCheckFor is whatever is to be checked for, such as a word or phrase.

$Source = 'The poo is in the toilet.';
$StringToCheckFor = 'poo';
$result = StringInStr($Source, $StringToCheckFor)
If $result > 1 Then
  MsgBox(0, $StringToCheckFor & " Found", $Source)
EndIf

Parameters

AutoIt StringInStr example

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