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MySQL FIND_IN_SET() Function

Example

SELECT FIND_IN_SET("q", "s,q,l");

Definition and Usage

The FIND_IN_SET() function returns the position of a string within a list of strings.

Syntax

FIND_IN_SET(
string
,
string_list
)

Parameter Values

ParameterDescription
stringRequired. The string to search for
string_listRequired. The list of string values to be searched (separated by commas)

Return Values

  • If string is not found in string_list , this function returns 0
  • If string or string_list is NULL, this function returns NULL
  • If string_list is an empty string (""), this function returns 0

Technical Details

Works in:From MySQL 4.0

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