MBSCAN

NLS Function: Performs the same function as SCAN except that the strings manipulated can contain multibyte characters.

Module: USE DFNLS

Syntax

result = MBSCAN (string, set [, back ])

string
(Input) Character*(*). String to be searched for the presence of any character in set.

set
(Input) Character*(*). Characters to search for.

back
(Optional; input) LOGICAL(4). If specified, determines direction of the search. If back is .FALSE. or is omitted, the search starts at the beginning of string and moves toward the end. If back is .TRUE., the search starts end of string and moves toward the beginning.

Results:

The result is of type INTEGER(4). If back is .FALSE. or is omitted, returns the position of the leftmost character in string that is in set. If back is .TRUE., returns the rightmost character in string that is in set. If no characters in string are in set, returns 0.

Compatibility

CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB

See Also: SCAN, MBINDEX, MBVERIFY