Use IndexOf to locate a substring in a string : String Find « Data Type « VB.Net Tutorial

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Module Tester

   Sub Main()
      Dim letters As String = "abcdefghijklmabcdefghijklm"
      Dim searchLetters As Char() = New Char() {"c"c, "a"c, "$"c}

      
      Console.WriteLine(letters.IndexOf("def"))

      Console.WriteLine(letters.IndexOf("def", 7))

      Console.WriteLine(letters.IndexOf("hello", 5, 15))
   End Sub 

End Module

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