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occ - Occurrence
Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Syntax
... ( ... occ = occ ... ) ...
Effect
In string functions in which searches are carried out, the occ parameter specifies the number of matches that are to be searched for in the search range. occ is a
numerical expression position.
If occ is positive, occurrences are counted from the left; if occ
is negative, occurrences are counted from the right. The values 1 and 2 therefore mean the first and second occurrence, for example. Similarly, the values -1 and -2 mean the last and second last occurrence.
The default value for occ is 1. If 0 is specified as the value in a function
other than the replace function, an exception of class CX_SY_STRG_PAR_VAL is triggered.