This template uses Lua :
{{strfind short |target |string }} outputs the position in target where string first appears (e.g. an output of "3" would mean beginning at the third character in target ). If string is not found, it outputs zero (0).
Example Output {{strfind short |abcdef |bcd}} 2 {{strfind short |123456789. |45}} 4 {{strfind short |x+2.437-6 |2.43}} 3 {{strfind short |:***abcd** |*ab}} 4 {{strfind short |Fast Forward (film) |( }} 14 {{strfind short |Fast Forward Longer (film) |( }} 21 {{strfind short |A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (film) |( }} 48 {{strfind short |abcdef |x}} 0 {{strfind short |abcdef |xyz}} 0
{{str find }}, which also searches strings but with expansion depth of 18 or more.
String-handling templates
By counting {{str mid }} To return a substring specified by position and length. {{trunc }} To trim down to a specified number of characters. {{str left }} To trim down to a specified number of characters or duplicate the string to a specified number. {{str crop }} To crop a specified number of characters off the end. {{chop head and tail }} To crop a specified number of characters off the beginning and end. {{str right }} To trim the first specified number of characters.
{{str rightc }} To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty. {{str rightmost }} To trim down to the last specified number of characters. {{str sub old }} To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left. {{str sub new }} Select a substr based on starting and ending index. {{str index }} Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters.
By checking {{trim }} To trim any leading or trailing whitespace {{strip whitespace }} Less effective than {{trim}} . {{first word }} To trim down to the first space.
Dedicated {{WikiProjectbasename }} Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename. {{remove unranked }} Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy). {{ship prefix }} Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names).
Insertion, replacement and length
{{strloc insert }} Inserts a string at character location strloc, or appends if strloc<=0. {{loop }} Repeat character string n times {{replace }} Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string. {{str rep }} Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string. {{str len }} Returns a string's length.
{{iflenge }} [if len]gth [g]reater than or [e]qual to. {{str ≥ len }} To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length. {{str ≤ len }} To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length. {{str ≠ len }} To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length. {{str ≤ ≥ len }} To check if a string is "shorter", "equal", or "longer" than a given length.
Analysis and technical
{{str endswith }} To check if a string ends with a given string. {{str find }}strfind short }} Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string. {{str find0 }} Zero-based substring search. {{str sub find }} Searches a substring in a string at the given offset. {{str letter }} Returns the number of letters that begin a string. {{str number }} Returns the number of numbers that begin a string. {{str gtr str }} Compares two strings for alphabetical order, and returns a value accordingly.
