Return value#
| Type | Meaning |
|---|---|
(number, number, ...) | nil |
Types describe the declared interface, not proof of a successful game effect. |
Parameters#
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
text |
string |
pattern |
string |
start? |
number |
plain? |
boolean |
? marks an optional argument; ... means a variable number of arguments. Invalid input can raise a Lua error rather than return nil.
Example and context#
local first, last = string.find("ship_name", "name", 1, true)What happens: first = 6, last = 9; Lua indices start at 1.
This fragment does not print or write a log message. The values shown are the expected results of the example.
See language basics, types and methods and Lua / MD events. Examples there are independent learning examples. No project source files or private implementation fragments are distributed with this reference.