# MBNext (W*S)

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

## Module

USE IFNLS

result = MBNext (string,position)

string | (Input) Character*(*). String to be searched for the first lead byte or single-byte character after 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 a single-byte character. Cannot be the position of a 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 following the position given in position, or 0 if no following first byte is found in string.

Parent topic: National Language Support (NLS) Library Routines

## See Also

MBPrev