docs-v2/content/flux/v0.x/stdlib/strings/countstr.md

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strings.countStr() function	The strings.countStr() function counts the number of non-overlapping instances of a substring appears in a string.	/influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/functions/strings/countstr/ /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/stdlib/strings/countstr/ /influxdb/cloud/reference/flux/stdlib/strings/countstr/	flux_0_x_ref name parent strings.countStr strings	301	0.18.0

The strings.countStr() function counts the number of non-overlapping instances of a substring appears in a string.

Output data type: Integer

import "strings"

strings.countStr(v: "Hello mellow fellow", substr: "ello")

// returns 3

Parameters

v

The string value to search.

substr

The substring to count.

{{% note %}} The function counts only non-overlapping instances of substr. For example:

strings.coutnStr(v: "ooooo", substr: "oo")

// Returns 2 -- (oo)(oo)o

{{% /note %}}

Examples

Count instances of a substring within a string

import "strings"

data
    |> map(fn: (r) => ({r with _value: strings.countStr(v: r.message, substr: "uh")}))