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Instr function seems to be vague

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I issued the following commands and get answers which are not consistent ,Can anyone explain to me how the positions are generated?Thanks
SQL> select instr('Eagritt', 'e') from dual;

INSTR('EAGRITT','E')
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SQL> select instr('Eagritt', 'a') from dual;

INSTR('EAGRITT','A')
--------------------
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Dec 12 '13 #1
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Are you using lower case or upper case? It's case sensitive.
Dec 12 '13 #2

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