SqlFunctions::CharIndex Method (String, String)
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression.
Namespace: System.Data.Objects.SqlClient
Assembly: System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)
[EdmFunctionAttribute(L"SqlServer", L"CHARINDEX")] public: static Nullable<int> CharIndex( String^ toSearch, String^ target )
Parameters
- toSearch
- Type: System::String
The string expression to be searched.
- target
- Type: System::String
The string expression to be found.
Return Value
Type: System::Nullable<Int32>The starting position of target if it is found in toSearch.
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see CHARINDEX (Transact-SQL).
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
