---
name: "firestring_estr_strstr"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libfirestring-dev"
version: "0.9.12-8"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/firestring_estr_strstr"
---

# firestring\_estr\_strstr(3)

search for a string in an estring

## NAME

firestring\_estr\_strstr - search for a string in an estring

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<firestring.h\>**\
 **-lfirestring**

**int firestring\_estr\_strstr(struct firestring\_estr\_t \****estring***, const char \****string***, const int** *start***)**

## DESCRIPTION

firestring\_estr\_strstr() searches *estring* from the index *start* to the end of the string for the string *string*.

## RETURN VALUE

The index of the beginning of the string on success; -1 if the string did not occur in the range.

## AUTHOR

Ian Gulliver \<ian@penguinhosting.net\>

## SEE ALSO

[**libfirestring**(3)](/libfirestring/3.md)