# MBPrev (W*S)

NLS Function: Returns the position of the first lead byte or single-byte character immediately preceding the given string position in a multibyte-character string.

## Module

USE IFNLS

result = MBPrev (string,position)

string | (Input) Character*(*). String to be searched for the first lead byte or single-byte character before the current position. Can contain multibyte characters.
position | (Input) INTEGER(4). Position in string to search from. Must be the position of a lead byte or single-byte character. Cannot be the position of the trail (second) byte of a multibyte character.

## Results

The result type is INTEGER(4). The result is the position of the first lead byte or single-byte character in string immediately preceding the position given in position, or 0 if no preceding first byte is found in string.

Parent topic: National Language Support (NLS) Library Routines

## See Also

MBNext