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    INSTR

    Returns the position of the first occurrence of a string when it is contained in another string. If no such occurrence is found, a zero is returned. The comparison is case-sensitive.

    Syntax

    INSTR(expression1 string, expression2 string) → int

    • expression1: The input expression to search.
    • expression2: The string to search for in the specified expression.

    Examples

    INSTR example
    SELECT INSTR('Dremio', 'D')
    -- EXPR$0
    -- 1
    
    INSTR example
    SELECT INSTR('Dremio', 'd')
    -- EXPR$0
    -- 0