first$ = "The fox jumps over the dog" FOR test% = 1 TO 3 READ second$ starts% = FN_first_starts_with_second(first$, second$) IF starts% PRINT """" first$ """ starts with """ second$ """" ends% = FN_first_ends_with_second(first$, second$) IF ends% PRINT """" first$ """ ends with """ second$ """" where% = FN_first_contains_second_where(first$, second$) IF where% PRINT """" first$ """ contains """ second$ """ at position " ; where% howmany% = FN_first_contains_second_howmany(first$, second$) IF howmany% PRINT """" first$ """ contains """ second$ """ " ; howmany% " time(s)" NEXT DATA "The", "he", "dog" END DEF FN_first_starts_with_second(A$, B$) = B$ = LEFT$(A$, LEN(B$)) DEF FN_first_ends_with_second(A$, B$) = B$ = RIGHT$(A$, LEN(B$)) DEF FN_first_contains_second_where(A$, B$) = INSTR(A$, B$) DEF FN_first_contains_second_howmany(A$, B$) LOCAL I%, N% : I% = 0 REPEAT I% = INSTR(A$, B$, I%+1) IF I% THEN N% += 1 UNTIL I% = 0 = N%