This template implements the :Module:String|find function ({{#invoke:String|find|...}}).

It has an extra option to return any text or <blank;> when not found.

{{In string|source_string|target_string|start_index|plain_flag|nomatch_returntext}}
or
{{In string|source=source_string |target=target_string |start=start_index |plain=plain_flag |nomatch=nomatch_returntext}}
{{In_string
|source= 
|target= 
|start= 
|plain=
|nomatch=
}}
By default, when the target is not found, 0 is returned.
Set |nomatch=anytext to replace that 0. Also, |nomatch= <blank> returns blank not 0.
Note: outer spaces are not conserved.
Using the nomatch option
{{#if:{{in string|source=pancake|target=pizza|plain=true|nomatch=}}|Is a pizza|Not a pizza}} → Not a pizza
{{#if:{{in string|source=Hawaiian pizza|target=pizza|plain=true|nomatch=}}|Is a pizza|Not a pizza}} → Is a pizza
  • {{In string|abc123def }} → 0
  • {{In string|source= abc123def }} → 0
  • {{In string|abc123def |123}} → 4
  • {{In string|source= abc123def |target= 123 }} → 4
  • {{In string|abc123def |%d|3|false}} → 4
  • {{In string|source= abc123def |target= %d |start= 3 |plain= false }} → 4
nomatch=xxx
  • {{In string|abc123def |nomatch=xxx}} → xxx
  • {{In string|source= abc123def |nomatch=xxx}} → xxx
  • {{In string|abc123def |123|nomatch=xxx}} → 4
  • {{In string|source= abc123def |target= 123 |nomatch=xxx}} → 4
  • {{In string|abc123def |%d|3|false|nomatch=xxx}} → 4
  • {{In string|source= abc123def |target= %d |start= 3 |plain= false |nomatch=xxx}} → 4
nomatch = blank
  • {{In string|abc123def |nomatch=}}
  • {{In string|source= abc123def |nomatch=}}
  • {{In string|abc123def |123|nomatch=}} → 4
  • {{In string|source= abc123def |target= 123 |nomatch=}} → 4
  • {{In string|abc123def |%d|3|false|nomatch=}} → 4
  • {{In string|source= abc123def |target= %d |start= 3 |plain= false |nomatch=}} → 4
module Examples
  • {{#invoke:String|find|abc123def }} → 0
  • {{#invoke:String|find|source= abc123def }} → 0
  • {{#invoke:String|find|abc123def |123}} → 4
  • {{#invoke:String|find|source= abc123def |target= 123 }} → 4
  • {{#invoke:String|find|abc123def |%d|3|false}} → 4
  • {{#invoke:String|find|source= abc123def |target= %d |start= 3 |plain= false }} → 4