SEARCH DAX Function (Text)
Returns the starting position of one text string within another text string. SEARCH is not case-sensitive, but it is accent-sensitive.
Syntax
| Parameter | Attributes | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FindText |
The text you want to find. You can use the ? and * wildcard characters; use ~? and ~* to find the ? and * characters. |
|
| WithinText |
The text in which you want to search for FindText. |
|
| StartPosition | Optional |
The character position in WithinText at which you want to start searching. If omitted, the default value is 1. |
| NotFoundValue | Optional |
The numeric value to be returned if the text is not found; if omitted, an error is returned. |
Return values
The number of the starting position of the first text string from the first character of the second text string.
Remarks
SEARCH supports wildcards, whereas FIND does not.
In order to find ~, you must use ~~.
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Examples
-- SEARCH searches the position of a substring inside a string.
-- Comparison is NOT case-sensitive.
-- You can provide the position from where to start searching
-- and a default value to return in case of no-match.
-- If no default value is provided, SEARCH raises an error in case
-- the substring is not found.
EVALUATE
CALCULATETABLE (
ADDCOLUMNS (
TOPN ( 5, VALUES ( 'Product'[Product Name] ) ),
"Position of red", SEARCH ( "red", 'Product'[Product Name], 1, BLANK () )
),
'Product'[Color] IN { "Red", "Blue" }
)
| Product Name | Position of red |
|---|---|
| Contoso 512MB MP3 Player E51 Blue | (Blank) |
| Contoso 2G MP3 Player E200 Red | 28 |
| Contoso 2G MP3 Player E200 Blue | (Blank) |
| Contoso 4GB Flash MP3 Player E401 Blue | (Blank) |
| Contoso 8GB Super-Slim MP3/Video Player M800 Red | 46 |
-- SEARCH supports wildcards: ? and * to match any character or any
-- sequence of characters.
EVALUATE
CALCULATETABLE (
ADDCOLUMNS (
TOPN ( 5, VALUES ( 'Product'[Product Name] ) ),
"player*blue", SEARCH ( "player*blue", 'Product'[Product Name], 1, BLANK () )
),
'Product'[Color] IN { "Red", "Blue" }
)
| Product Name | player*blue |
|---|---|
| Contoso 512MB MP3 Player E51 Blue | 19 |
| Contoso 2G MP3 Player E200 Red | (Blank) |
| Contoso 2G MP3 Player E200 Blue | 16 |
| Contoso 4GB Flash MP3 Player E401 Blue | 23 |
| Contoso 8GB Super-Slim MP3/Video Player M800 Red | (Blank) |
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Last update: Nov 14, 2024 » Contribute » Show contributors
Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo, Kenneth Barber,
Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/search-function-dax