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POSITION

POSITION(substr IN str) is a synonym for LOCATE(substr,str). Returns the position of the first occurrence of substring substr in string str. Returns 0 if substr is not in str. Returns NULL if any argument is NULL.

Syntax​

POSITION(substr IN str)

Arguments​

ArgumentsDescription
substrThe substring.
strThe string.

Return Type​

A number data type value.

Examples​

SELECT POSITION('bar' IN 'foobarbar')
+----------------------------+
| POSITION('bar' IN 'foobarbar') |
+----------------------------+
|                          4 |
+----------------------------+

SELECT POSITION('xbar' IN 'foobar')
+--------------------------+
| POSITION('xbar' IN 'foobar') |
+--------------------------+
|                        0 |
+--------------------------+