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SqlFunctions::CharIndex Method (String, String, Nullable<Int64>)
Visual Studio 2010
Returns the starting position of one expression found within another expression.
Assembly: System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)
[EdmFunctionAttribute(L"SqlServer", L"CHARINDEX")] public: static Nullable<long long> CharIndex( String^ toSearch, String^ target, Nullable<long long> startLocation )
Parameters
- toSearch
- Type: System::String
The string expression to be searched.
- target
- Type: System::String
The string expression to be found.
- startLocation
- Type: System::Nullable<Int64>
The character position in toSearch where searching begins.
Return Value
Type: System::Nullable<Int64>A Nullable<T> of Int64 value that is 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 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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