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@@ -656,6 +656,16 @@ optional argument @var{ignore-case} is non-@code{nil}, the comparison
ignores case differences.
@end defun
+@defun string-search needle haystack &optional start-pos
+Return the position of the first instance of @var{needle} in
+@var{haystack}, both of which are strings. If @var{start-pos} is
+non-@code{nil}, start searching from that position in @var{needle}.
+Return @code{nil} if no match was found.
+This function only considers the characters in the strings when doing
+the comparison; text properties are ignored. Matching is always
+case-sensitive.
+@end defun
+
@defun compare-strings string1 start1 end1 string2 start2 end2 &optional ignore-case
This function compares a specified part of @var{string1} with a
specified part of @var{string2}. The specified part of @var{string1}