find_any

Definition: integer res = find_any(object needles, sequence haystack, integer start=1)
Description: Find any element from a list inside a sequence. Returns the location of the first hit.

needles: the list of items to look for
haystack: a sequence in which "needles" are looked for
start: the starting point of the search. Defaults to 1.

Returns the smallest index in haystack of an element of needles, or 0 if no needle is found.
Comments: This routine is defined in builtins/pfindany.e (an autoinclude) and is provided only for compatibility with OpenEuphoria.
Example:
location = find_any("aeiou", "John Smith", 3)   -- location is 8
location = find_any("aeiou", "John Doe")        -- location is 2