Is there a clojure counterpart for java.lang.String indexOf method?

[jingguo]

java.lang.String has a method called indexOf(String str). We can use
it with
clojure in the following way:

(.indexOf "012" "12")

Does clojure has a API for this? I have checked clojure.core and
clojure.string.
It seems that clojure does not have a counterpart for indexOf.

[Stephen Compall]

On Sun, 2011-10-09 at 07:36 -0700, jingguo wrote:
> Does clojure has a API for this? I have checked clojure.core and
> clojure.string.
> It seems that clojure does not have a counterpart for indexOf.

No, it doesn't.

There's usually a way to do string operations that you traditionally do
with indexOf using other tools like regular expressions; these also have
the benefit of helping you avoid fencepost errors.

For example, if you wanted all the text before and after "12" in a
string, you could match #"(?s)(.*?)12(.*)".

That aside, while the lack of a Clojure-level facility should give you a
nudge to consider such alternatives, it's perfectly fine to call Java
when needed.

--
Stephen Compall
^aCollection allSatisfy: [:each|aCondition]: less is better

[jingguo]

Thanks for your clarification.