The fn:indexOf() function returns the index within a string of a specified substring.
Syntax
The fn:indexOf() function has the following syntax −
int indexOf(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
Example
Following is the example to explain the functionality of the fn:indexOf() function −
<%@ taglib uri = "https://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix = "c" %> <%@ taglib uri = "https://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/functions" prefix = "fn" %> <html> <head> <title>Using JSTL Functions</title> </head> <body> <c:set var = "string1" value = "This is first String."/> <c:set var = "string2" value = "This <abc>is second String.</abc>"/> <p>Index (1) : ${fn:indexOf(string1, "first")}</p> <p>Index (2) : ${fn:indexOf(string2, "second")}</p> </body> </html>
You will receive the following result −
Index (1) : 8 Index (2) : 13