MariaDB: POSITION Function

This MariaDB tutorial explains how to use the MariaDB POSITION function with syntax and examples.

Description

The MariaDB POSITION function returns the location of a substring in a string.

Syntax

The syntax for the POSITION function in MariaDB is:

POSITION( substring IN string )

Parameters or Arguments

substring

The substring to search for in string.

string

The string to search.

Note

• The first position in string is 1.
• If substring is not found in string, then the POSITION function will return 0.
• When searching for the location of a substring in a string, the POSITION function does not perform a case-sensitive search.
• The POSITION function is a synonym for the LOCATE function.

Applies To

The POSITION function can be used in the following versions of MariaDB:

• MariaDB 10

Example

Let's look at some MariaDB POSITION function examples and explore how to use the POSITION function in MariaDB.

For example:

SELECT POSITION('O' IN 'AODBA.com');
Output: 1

SELECT POSITION('O' IN 'AODBA.com');
Output: 1

SELECT POSITION('B' IN 'AODBA.com');
Output: 4

SELECT POSITION('.' IN 'AODBA.com');
Output: 6

SELECT POSITION('V' IN 'AODBA.com');
Output: 0