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String.search(pattern:*):int

 
Call search() on a String to find the first occurrence of the pattern you pass it.

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){

        var themTharHills:String = "hillshillshillsGOLDhills";
        trace(themTharHills.search("/gold/i")); //15

    }
  }
}

        








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