Returns the number of times a character expression occurs within another character expression.
OCCURS(cSearchExpression, cExpressionSearched) |
Parameters
- cSearchExpression
- Specifies a character expression that OCCURS(В ) searches for within cExpressionSearched.
- cExpressionSearched
- Specifies the character expression OCCURS(В ) searches for cSearchExpression.
Return Value
Numeric
Remarks
OCCURS(В ) returns 0 (zero) if cSearchExpression isn't found within cExpressionSearched.
Example
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STORE 'abracadabra' TO gcstring CLEAR ? OCCURS('a', gcstring) && Displays 5 ? OCCURS('b', gcstring) && Displays 2 ? OCCURS('c', gcstring) && Displays 1 ? OCCURS('e', gcstring) && Displays 0 |