Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

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RAD function: strins

A RAD function that inserts a substring into another string.

Function

strins

Format

$L.void=strins($target, $tindex, $source, $sindex, $number)

Parameters

The following parameters are valid for the strins function:

Parameter	Data type	Description
$L.void=	Not applicable.	A syntax requirement only, does not affect the outcome of the function.
$target	String	The string being modified.
$tindex	Number	The position in `$target` to begin inserting a substring from `$source`.
$source	String	The string supplying a substring.
$sindex	String	The beginning position of the substring within `$source`.
$number	Number	The number of characters to insert from `$source`.

Example

$target="Hewlett-Packard"
$tindex=4
$source="falcon"
$sindex=2
$number=3
$L.void=strins($target, $tindex, $source, $sindex, $number)

After execution, value of $target is Hewalclett-Packard.