# How do I search a string? (Text.indexOf function missing)

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/how-do-i-search-a-string-text-indexof-function-missing/12180>\
**Category:** Language Support\
**Created:** [April 15, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/how-do-i-search-a-string-text-indexof-function-missing/12180 "2022-04-15T16:00:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![mymikemiller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/mymikemiller/32/694_2.png) [@mymikemiller](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/mymikemiller)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/how-do-i-search-a-string-text-indexof-function-missing/12180/1 "2022-04-15T16:00:21Z")

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I was surprised to find that there’s not a built-in way to search a Text to find the index of a substring. Was this intentionally left out of the language?