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Find the first occurrence of a sequence in this string.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_string.h>`

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----
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type]
find(
    CHAR_TYPE const* substring,
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type] position,
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type] numChars) const;
----

== Description

Return the starting position of the _first_ occurrence of the specified `substring` of the optionally specified `numChars` length, if such a substring can be found in this string (on or _after_ the optionally specified `position` if such a `position` is specified) using `CHAR_TRAITS::eq` to compare characters, and return `npos` otherwise. If `numChars` is not specified, `CHAR_TRAITS::length(substring)` is used.

== Return Value

position of the match, or `npos` if not found

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *substring*
| substring to search for
| *position*
| starting index
| *numChars*
| number of characters
|===


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