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.NET Framework Class Library
ListTIListIndexOf Method

Determines the index of a specific item in the IList.

Namespace:   System.Collections.Generic
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Private Function IndexOf ( _
	item As [%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_0%] _
) As [%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_1%] Implements [%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_2%].[%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_3%]
[%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_0%] [%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_1%].[%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_2%](
	[%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_3%] item
)
private:
virtual [%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_0%] IndexOf(
	[%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_1%]^ item
) sealed = [%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_2%]::[%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_3%]
private abstract IndexOf : 
        item:[%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_0%] -> [%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_1%]  
private override IndexOf : 
        item:[%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_2%] -> [%$TOPIC/bb352278_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_3%]

Parameters

item
Type: SystemObject

The object to locate in the IList.

Return Value

Type: SystemInt32
The index of item if found in the list; otherwise, –1.

Implements

IListIndexOf(Object)
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

item is of a type that is not assignable to the IList.

Remarks

This method determines equality using the default equality comparer EqualityComparerTDefault for T, the type of values in the list.

This method performs a linear search; therefore, this method is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8
Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.