String.LastIndexOf Method (String)
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public int LastIndexOf ( String value )
public function LastIndexOf ( value : String ) : int
Not applicable.
Parameters
- value
A String to seek.
Return Value
The index position of value if that string is found, or -1 if it is not. If value is Empty, the return value is the last index position in value.Index numbering starts from zero.
This method performs a word (case-sensitive and culture-sensitive) search using the current culture. The search begins at the last character position of this instance and proceeds backwards towards the beginning until either value is found or the first character position has been examined.
The following code example application shows how the LastIndexOf method can be used to make decisions while parsing string input.
import System.*;
public class EndsWithTest
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// process an input file that contains html tags.
// this sample checks for multiple tags at the end of the line,
// rather than simply removing the last one.
// note: HTML markup tags always end in a greater than symbol (>).
String strSource[] = { "<b>This is bold text</b>",
"<H1>This is large Text</H1>",
"<b><i><font color=green>This has multiple tags</font></i></b>",
"<b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.</b>",
"This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not "
+ "be modified>" };
Console.WriteLine("The following lists the items before the ends have "
+ "been stripped:");
Console.WriteLine("---------------------------------------------------"
+ "--------------");
// print out the initial array of strings
for (int iCtr = 0; iCtr < strSource.get_Length(); iCtr++) {
String s = (String)strSource.get_Item(iCtr);
Console.WriteLine(s);
}
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("The following lists the items after the ends have "
+ "been stripped:");
Console.WriteLine("---------------------------------------------------"
+ "-------------");
// print out the array of strings
for (int iCtr = 0; iCtr < strSource.get_Length(); iCtr++) {
String s = (String)strSource.get_Item(iCtr);
Console.WriteLine(StripEndTags(s));
}
} //main
private static String StripEndTags(String item)
{
// try to find a tag at the end of the line using EndsWith
if (item.Trim().EndsWith(">")) {
// now search for the opening tag...
int lastLocation = item.LastIndexOf("</");
// remove the identified section, if it is a valid region
if (lastLocation >= 0) {
item = item.Substring(0, lastLocation);
}
}
return item;
} //StripEndTags
} //EndsWithTest
import System; public class EndsWithTest { public static function Main() : void { // process an input file that contains html tags. // this sample checks for multiple tags at the end of the line, rather than simply // removing the last one. // note: HTML markup tags always end in a greater than symbol (>). var strSource : String [] = [ "<b>This is bold text</b>", "<H1>This is large Text</H1>", "<b><i><font color=green>This has multiple tags</font></i></b>", "<b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.</b>", "This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>"]; Console.WriteLine("The following lists the items before the ends have been stripped:"); Console.WriteLine("-----------------------------------------------------------------"); // print out the initial array of strings for( var i : int in strSource ) Console.WriteLine( strSource[i] ); Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("The following lists the items after the ends have been stripped:"); Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------------------------------------"); // print out the array of strings for( i in strSource ) Console.WriteLine( StripEndTags( strSource[i] ) ); } private static function StripEndTags( item : String ) : String { // try to find a tag at the end of the line using EndsWith if (item.Trim().EndsWith(">")) { // now search for the opening tag... var lastLocation : int = item.LastIndexOf( "</" ); // remove the identified section, if it is a valid region if ( lastLocation >= 0 ) item = item.Substring( 0, lastLocation ); } return item; } } EndsWithTest.Main();
Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.