String.indexOf
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 public int indexOf( String str )
Parameters
-  str 
-  any string.
    
Returns
     if the string argument occurs as a substring within this
          object, then the index of the first character of the first
          such substring is returned; if it does not occur as a
          substring, -1 is returned.
  Description
 Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the
 specified substring.
  
 public int indexOf( String str,
                    int fromIndex )
Parameters
-  str 
-  the substring to search for.
    
-  fromIndex 
-  the index to start the search from.
    
Returns
     If the string argument occurs as a substring within this
          object at a starting index no smaller than
          fromIndex, then the index of the first character
          of the first such substring is returned. If it does not occur
          as a substring starting at fromIndex or beyond,
          -1 is returned.
  Description
 Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the
 specified substring, starting at the specified index.