Example

Search for "q" within the list of strings:

SELECT FIND_IN_SET("q", "s,q,l");

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Definition and Usage

The FIND_IN_SET() function returns the position of a string within a list of strings.

Syntax

FIND_IN_SET(string, string_list)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
string	Required. The string to search for
string_list	Required. The list of string values to be searched (separated by commas)

Return Values

• If string is not found in string_list, this function returns 0
• If string or string_list is NULL, this function returns NULL
• If string_list is an empty string (""), this function returns 0

Technical Details

Works in:

From MySQL 4.0

More Examples

Example

Search for "a" within the list of strings:

SELECT FIND_IN_SET("a", "s,q,l");

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Example

Search for "q" within the list of strings (string list is NULL):

SELECT FIND_IN_SET("q", null);

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