How to find a string inside another String variable

Hi,
I need to find whether a string is available in a String of varying length.
i.e., i want to know string "access" is available in a String variable( may have values like "microsoft access 2000 bla bla bla .." or "bla bla access microsoft").
so, i dont know the starting point of the word 'access' in the String variable.
Pls help me in doing this.
Thanks in advance,
Rao

Check the API documentation for this method:
"int indexOf(String str)
Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring."

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