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<code class="sig">Regex.start(match, n) -&gt; int</code>
<div class="desc"><p>Returns the byte offset where group <code>n</code> of <code>match</code> begins, or <code>-1</code> if the group did not participate. Group <code>0</code> is the whole match, so <code>Regex.start(m, 0)</code> is where the match begins.</p></div>
<div class="params"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="param" id="param-match"><code class="pname">match</code><span class="pdesc">a <code>Match</code> value</span></div><div class="param" id="param-n"><code class="pname">n</code><span class="pdesc">the group number</span></div></div>
<div class="examples"><h2>Example</h2><pre data-lang="ludic">program Demo {
entry {
let m = Regex.find(" hi", "hi")
print(Regex.start(m, 0))
}
}</pre></div>
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