System Namespace   String Class

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Reports the index position of the last occurrence of a specified String within the given String. The search starts at a specified character position.

[ VB ]
<Serializable>
Overloads Public Function LastIndexOf ( _
   ByVal value As String, _
   ByVal startIndex As Integer _
) As Integer

[ C# ]
[ Serializable ]
public int LastIndexOf (
   string value,
   int startIndex
);

[ C++ ]
[ Serializable ]
public: int LastIndexOf (
   String* value,
   int startIndex
);

[ JScript ]
public Serializable
function LastIndexOf (
   value : String,
   startIndex : int
) : int;

value

The String to seek.

startIndex

The search starting position.

Value	Meaning
A positive index position.	value was found.
startIndex	value is Empty.
-1	value was not found.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	value is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	startIndex is less than zero or specifies a position not within the given String.

This method begins searching at the startIndex character position of this instance and precedes backwards towards the beginning until either value is found or the first character position has been examined. The search is case-sensitive.

String Members   String.LastIndexOf Overload List   Int32   IndexOf   IndexOfAny   LastIndexOfAny

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