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String.find("string")
This operator returns a Number with the location of the first occurrence of a substring within the source string. The operator searches for literal strings, not regular expressions. Matches are case sensitive. The offset is zero-based (position 1 is zero). If the string is not found, String.find() returns -1.
For example, if $MyString is "I do not like green eggs and ham":
$MyNumber = $MyString.find("not");
returns 5
$MyNumber = $MyString.find("blue");
returns -1 (not found in match string)
$MyNumber = $MyString.find("Not");
returns -1 (not found, due to case-sensitive matching)