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	| Class | String | 
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		| Name | indexOf() | 
	
	
| Examples | 
String str = "CCCP";
int p1 = str.indexOf("C");
int p2 = str.indexOf("P");
int p3 = str.indexOf("CP");
println(p1 + ":" + p2 + ":" + p3);  // Prints "0:3:2"
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		| Description | Tests to see if a substring is embedded in a String, and returns the index position of the first occurrence of the substring defined in the str parameter. If the str substring is not found within the String, -1 is returned. | 
	| Syntax | 
str.indexOf(str)
str.indexOf(str, fromIndex)
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		| Parameters | 
| str | String: any variable of type String |  
| str | String: the substring to search |  
| fromIndex | int: the index from which to start the search | 
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Updated on January 21, 2019 10:05:16am EST