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pyspark.sql.functions.instr has a workaround

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Description

This issue appears when the tool detects the usage of pyspark.sql.functions.instr which has a workaround.
Input code:
col = instr(colName, strValue)
Output code:
#EWI: SPRKPY1020 => pyspark.sql.functions.instr has a workaround, see documentation for more info
col = instr(colName, strValue)

Scenario:

instr(str: ColumnOrName, substr: str) Action: Requires a manual change by using the function charindex and changing the order of the first two parameters.
col = charindex(strValue, colName)

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