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# TStringHelper.IndexOfAnyUnquoted

Find the position (index) of any string or character in a list.

## Declaration

Source position: syshelph.inc line 125

`public function TStringHelper.IndexOfAnyUnquoted(`
`const AnyOf: array of Char;`
`StartQuote: Char;`
`EndQuote: Char`
`):SizeInt; overload; function TStringHelper.IndexOfAnyUnquoted(`
`const AnyOf: array of Char;`
`StartQuote: Char;`
`EndQuote: Char;`
`StartIndex: SizeInt`
`):SizeInt; overload; function TStringHelper.IndexOfAnyUnquoted(`
`const AnyOf: array of Char;`
`StartQuote: Char;`
`EndQuote: Char;`
`StartIndex: SizeInt;`
`ACount: SizeInt`
`):SizeInt; overload; function TStringHelper.IndexOfAnyUnquoted(`
`const AnyOf: array of string;`
`StartQuote: Char;`
`EndQuote: Char;`
`StartIndex: SizeInt;`
`out Matched: SizeInt`
`):SizeInt; overload;`

## Description

IndexOfAnyUnQuoted returns the zero-based index of the first matching element in an array of characters or strings (AnyOf), but disregards any quoted parts in the string. A quoted part is determined by a starting StartQuote and end-quote character EndQuote.

if no match is found, -1 is returned.

The search can be refined by specifying a (zero-based) index StartIndex. When specified, the search will start at the given character. Not specifying this option is equivalent to specifying zero.

If ACount is given, at most ACount characters in the source string will be considered for the search. This count includes the starting character. Not specifying this argument is equivalent to specifying the amount of remaining characters.

If AMatch is specified, on successful return it will contain the index of the element in the array that contains the found match.

## See also

Pos |  | Search for substring in a string.
TStringHelper.IndexOf |  | Find the position (index) of a string or character
TStringHelper.IndexOfUnquoted |  | Index of string, skipping quoted parts.
TStringHelper.IndexOfAny |  | Find the position (index) of any string or character in a list.
TStringHelper.LastIndexOf |  | Find the last position (index) of a string or character
TStringHelper.LastIndexOfAny |  | Find the last position (index) of any string or character in a list.