lastIndexOf

Owned by Jonathan Muse
Last updated: Oct 16, 2024 by Shane Smith
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Description

Returns the index within a string of the last occurrence of the specified substring. Returns the index of the last match of the str2 in str1 or -1 if str2 is nowhere to be found in str1.

Parameters

Return Type

Number

Examples

Example 1

wret = lastIndexOf("f1/f2/f3", "/f"); print("Return " + wret);

Print Return 5

Example 2

wret = lastIndexOf("f1/f2/f3", "/fi"); print("Return " + wret);

Print Return -1

Example 3

wret = lastIndexOf("f1/f2", ""); print("Return " + wret);

Print Return 5



The last occurrence of the empty string "" is considered to occur at the index value str1.length().
If you need to find str2 multiple times use substring() routine.



See also

Peacock