Find location of item in a list that partially matched to a string (search list by partial match)

miguello

Can't find a good way of doing this task.

Let's say I have this:

list = {"big apple", "big orange", "big pear"};
string = "orange";

How do I find a location of an item in the list that partially matches to the string?

txnelson

Here is one way

Names Default To Here( 1 );
thelist = {"big apple", "big orange", "big pear"};
string = "orange";

found = 0;
For( i = 1, i <= N Items( thelist ), i++,
	If( Contains( thelist[i], string ),
		found = i;
		Break();
	)
);