<doc>
	<legacy_id></legacy_id>
	<name>charIndex</name>
	<type>property</type>

	<syntax>
		<example>get the charIndex of <i>fieldChunk</i></example>
	</syntax>

	<synonyms>
	</synonyms>

	<summary>The <b>charIndex</b> of a field chunk returns the character offset in the field of the start of the chunk.</summary>

	<examples>
<example><p>-- Example: 2 lines of text in a field</p><p>-- Hello World</p><p>-- Goodbye World</p><p></p><p>the charIndex of line 2 of field 1 </p><p>-- 13 (line 1 has 11 chars + a return char making first char of line 2 = 13)</p><p></p></example>
<example><p>the charIndex of word 2 of field 1 </p><p>-- 7</p></example>
	</examples>

	<history>
		<introduced version="5.5">Added.</introduced>
		<deprecated version=""></deprecated>
		<removed version=""></removed>
		
	</history>

	<objects>
		<field/>
	</objects>

	<platforms>
		<mac/>
		<windows/>
		<linux/>
		<ios/>
		<android/>
	</platforms>

	<classes>
		<desktop/>
		<server/>
		<web/>
		<mobile/>
	</classes>

	<security>
	</security>


	<classification>
		<category>Text and Data Processing</category>
	</classification>

	<references>
		<property tag="lineIndex">lineIndex Property</property>
	</references>

	<description>
	<overview></overview>

		<parameters>
		</parameters>

	<value></value>
	<comments></comments>
	</description>
</doc>