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String.LastIndexOf (String)

Returns the index of the last occurrence of the string in the current instance.

[Visual Basic]
Overloads Public Function LastIndexOf( _
   ByVal value As String _
) As Integer
[C#]
public int LastIndexOf(
   string value
);
[C++]
public: int LastIndexOf(
   String* value
);
[JScript]
public function LastIndexOf(
   value : String
) : int;

Parameters

value
A string to search for.

Return Value

Value Condition
The position If the string is found.
The start position If the string is the empty string.
-1 If the string is not found.

Exceptions

Exception Type Condition
ArgumentNullException If the string is null.

Remarks

The LastIndexOf method returns the position of the last instance of the specified character array in the string. This string is traversed backwards from right to left. The search is case-sensitive.

The value parameter returns the position from where search commenced if value is the empty string (see Empty).

See Also

String Class | String Members | System Namespace | String.LastIndexOf Overload List | Int32