<doc>

<legacy_id></legacy_id>

<name>byteOffset</name>

<type>function</type>

<syntax>

<example>byteOffset(bytesToFind,binaryStringToSearch[,bytesToSkip])</example>

<example></example>

</syntax>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<summary>Returns the number of bytes between the first byte of a value and an occurrence of a specified binaryString.</summary>

<examples>

<example><p>offset("c","abcde") -- returns 3</p></example>

<example><p>offset("b","abacadabra",2) -- returns 6</p></example>

<example><p>offset("bark","embarking") -- returns 3</p></example>

<example><p></p></example>

<example><p></p></example>

</examples>

<history>

<introduced version="7.0">Added.</introduced>

<deprecated version=""></deprecated>

<removed version=""></removed>

<experimental version=""></experimental>

<nonexperimental version=""></nonexperimental>

</history>

<objects>

</objects>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<classification>

<category>Text and Data Processing</category>

<category></category>

</classification>

<references>

<function tag="length">length function</function>

<function tag="wordOffset">wordOffset function</function>

<function tag="itemOffset">itemOffset function</function>

<function tag="lineOffset">lineOffset function</function>

<function tag="offset">offset function</function>

<command tag="sort container">sort container command</command>

<command tag="find">find command</command>

<operator tag="begins with">begins with operator</operator>

</references>

<description><p></p><p></p></description>

</doc>