Parallel Language Reference : Strings - Find first occurrence of a string within a string

 
string someString = "The drain in spain is mainly clogged on the plain";
int first = someString.IndexOf("drain"); // 4
 

 
Dim someString As String = "The drain in spain is mainly clogged on the plain"
Dim first As Integer = someString.IndexOf("drain") ' 4
 

 
SomeString:= 'The drain in spain is mainly clogged on the plain';
first:= pos('drain', SomeString);  // 5
 

 
String someString = "The drain in spain is mainly clogged on the plain";
int first = someString.indexOf("drain"); // 4
 

 
$someString = 'The drain in spain is mainly clogged on the plain';
$first = strpos($someString, 'drain'); // 4
 

 
var someString = "The drain in spain is mainly clogged on the plain";
var first = someString.indexOf('drain'); // 4