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title: "Count Instances of String in String"
slug: "count-instances-of-string-in-string"
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published: 2022-11-29T17:58:48Z
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# Count Instances of String in String

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 4.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 7.12.0 |
| **Location** | Data > Text |

The Count Instances of String in String component checks to see how many times a specified string occurs within a different string.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Case Insensitive | If this setting is true, this step will treat upper and lowercase letters as the same. | Boolean |
| Input | The step evaluates this input to find how many times the string to find exists in it. | String |
| String to Find | String to find within the Input. | String |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CountInstancesofStringinString1_Output | The number of occurrences of the string to find within the input. | Int32 |

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