String.lastIndexOf

String.lastIndexOf

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Syntax 1
public int lastIndexOf( int ch )
Parameters
ch
a character.
Returns
the index of the last occurrence of the character in the character sequence represented by this object, or -1 if the character does not occur.
Description
Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified character. The String is searched backwards starting at the last character.



Syntax 2
public int lastIndexOf( int ch, int fromIndex )
Parameters
ch
a character.
fromIndex
the index to start the search from.
Returns
the index of the last occurrence of the character in the character sequence represented by this object that is less than or equal to fromIndex, or -1 if the character does not occur before that point.
Description
Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified character, searching backward starting at the specified index.