Return-option is set to 1 to indicate the end of the found pattern : REGEXP_INSTR « Regular Expressions « Oracle PL / SQL






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Return-option is set to 1 to indicate the end of the found pattern

 
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- Return-option is set to 1 to indicate the end of the found pattern:
SQL>
SQL> SELECT REGEXP_INSTR('Mary has a cold','a',1,2,1) position FROM dual;

  POSITION
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         8

SQL>








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