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  <RefEntryTitle>string-index</RefEntryTitle>
  <RefMiscInfo Role="file">dblib.dsl</RefMiscInfo>
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<RefNameDiv>
  <RefName>string-index</RefName>
  <RefPurpose>Finds first occurance of 'target' in 'source'</RefPurpose>
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<RefSynopsisDiv><Title>Synopsis</Title>
<Synopsis>
(string-index source target)
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<RefSect1><Title>Description</Title>

<para>
Returns the position of the first occurance of <literal>target</literal> in <literal>source</literal>,
or -1 if it does not occur.</para>


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<RefSect1><Title>Author</Title>

<para>
Norman Walsh, &lt;ndw@nwalsh.com&gt;
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<RefSect1><Title>Source Code</Title>

<ProgramListing>
(define (string-index source target)
  ;; Finds first occurance of 'target' in 'source'
  (let loop ((str source) (pos 0))
    (if (< (string-length str) (string-length target))
	-1
	(if (string=? (substring str 0 (string-length target)) target)
	    pos
	    (loop (substring str 1 (string-length str))
		  (+ pos 1))))))
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