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`find` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bslstl_string.h>`

Find the first occurrence of a character in this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type]
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/find-0a.adoc[find](
    CHAR_TYPE character,
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type] position = 0) const;
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/find-0a.adoc[_» more..._]#

Find the first occurrence of a sequence in this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type]
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/find-0bd.adoc[find](
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string] const& substring,
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type] position = 0) const noexcept;
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/find-0bd.adoc[_» more..._]#

Same as the three‐argument `find` overload with `position` 0.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type]
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/find-0c1.adoc[find](
    CHAR_TYPE const* substring,
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type] position = 0) const;
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/find-0c1.adoc[_» more..._]#

Find the first occurrence of a sequence in this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<class STRING_VIEW_LIKE_TYPE>
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type]
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/find-0e.adoc[find](
    STRING_VIEW_LIKE_TYPE const& substring,
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type] position = 0) const noexcept(true);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/find-0e.adoc[_» more..._]#

Find the first occurrence of a sequence in this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type]
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/find-0b5.adoc[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;
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/find-0b5.adoc[_» more..._]#

== Return Value

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

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *character*
| character to search for
| *position*
| index at which to start the search
| *substring*
| substring to search for
| *numChars*
| number of characters
|===


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