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Finds one text value within another (not case-sensitive).

TextText Processing

What it does

Finds the starting position of text within another text string (case-insensitive).

Syntax

SEARCH(find_text, within_text, [start_num])

Arguments

  • find_text(text) β€” Text to find.
  • within_text(text) β€” Text to search in.

Examples

Case Insensitive Find

Find 'apple' in 'Pineapple'.

FORMULA
=SEARCH("apple", "Pineapple")
RESULT
5
SAMPLE DATA
A
1Text
2Pineapple