Description
Returns the position where the match starts or -1 if it doesn't match.
Parameters
Return Type
Number
Example
wret = matchStart("This will return ?", "will.*");
print("Return " + wret);
Matches the string starting with will and will return 5 (the position of w character).
For more information on regular expressions, see Oracle documentation.
See also
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