05-13-2014
To find nth position of character in string
Hi guyz i want to know nth position of character in string. For ex.
var="UK,TK,HK,IND,AUS"
now if we see 1st occurance of , is at 3 position, 2nd at 6,..4th at 13 position.
1st position we can find through INDEX, but what about 2nd,3rd and 4th or may be upto nth position. ?
In oracle we had instr there we could provide the nth number occurance also. Here how we can achieve it ?
FYI i am beginner in unix and i m using KSH
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xmtextfieldpostoxy
XmTextFieldPosToXY(3X) XmTextFieldPosToXY(3X)
NAME
XmTextFieldPosToXY - A TextField function that accesses the x and y position of a character position
SYNOPSIS
#include <Xm/TextF.h>
Boolean XmTextFieldPosToXY (widget, position, x, y)
Widget widget;
XmTextPosition position;
Position *x;
Position *y;
DESCRIPTION
XmTextFieldPosToXY accesses the x and y position, relative to the upper left corner of the TextField widget, of a given character position
in the text buffer. Specifies the TextField widget ID Specifies the character position in the text for which the x and y position is
accessed. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the buffer. The first character position is 0. Specifies the
pointer in which the x position, relative to the upper left corner of the widget, is returned. This value is meaningful only if the func-
tion returns True. Specifies the pointer in which the y position, relative to the upper left corner of the widget, is returned. This
value is meaningful only if the function returns True.
For a complete definition of TextField and its associated resources, see XmTextField(3X).
RETURN VALUE
This function returns True if the character position is displayed in the TextField widget; otherwise, it returns False, and no x or y value
is returned.
SEE ALSO
XmTextField(3X)
XmTextFieldPosToXY(3X)