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Array.IndexOf<T> Method (array<T[], T)

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Searches for the specified object and returns the index of the first occurrence within the entire Array.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function IndexOf(Of T) ( _
    array As T(), _
    value As T _
) As Integer

public static int IndexOf<T>(
    T[] array,
    T value
)

Type Parameters

  • T
    The type of the elements of the array.

Parameters

  • array
    Type: array<T[]
    The one-dimensional, zero-based Array to search.
  • value
    Type: T
    The object to locate in array.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
The zero-based index of the first occurrence of value within the entire array, if found; otherwise, –1.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

array is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The Array is searched forward starting at the first element and ending at the last element.

The elements are compared to the specified value using the Object.Equals method. If the element type is a nonintrinsic (user-defined) type, the Equals implementation of that type is used.

This method is an O(n) operation, where n is the Length of array.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates all three generic overloads of the IndexOf method. An array of strings is created, with one entry that appears twice, at index location 0 and index location 5. The IndexOf<T>(array<T[], T) method overload searches the array from the beginning, and finds the first occurrence of the string. The IndexOf<T>(array<T[], T, Int32) method overload is used to search the array beginning with index location 3 and continuing to the end of the array, and finds the second occurrence of the string. Finally, the IndexOf<T>(array<T[], T, Int32, Int32) method overload is used to search a range of two entries, beginning at index location two; it returns –1 because there are no instances of the search string in that range.

NoteNote:

To run this example, see Building Examples That Use a Demo Method and a TextBlock Control.

 

Public Class Example

   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)

      Dim dinosaurs() As String = {"Tyrannosaurus", _
          "Amargasaurus", _
          "Mamenchisaurus", _
          "Brachiosaurus", _
          "Deinonychus", _
          "Tyrannosaurus", _
          "Compsognathus"}

      outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf
      For Each dinosaur As String In dinosaurs
         outputBlock.Text &= dinosaur & vbCrLf
      Next

      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(vbLf & _
          "Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, ""Tyrannosaurus""): {0}", _
          Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus")) & vbCrLf

      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(vbLf & _
          "Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, ""Tyrannosaurus"", 3): {0}", _
          Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 3)) & vbCrLf

      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(vbLf & _
          "Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, ""Tyrannosaurus"", 2, 2): {0}", _
          Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 2, 2)) & vbCrLf

   End Sub
End Class

' This code example produces the following output:
'
'Tyrannosaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Mamenchisaurus
'Brachiosaurus
'Deinonychus
'Tyrannosaurus
'Compsognathus
'
'Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus"): 0
'
'Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 3): 5
'
'Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 2, 2): -1

using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      string[] dinosaurs = { "Tyrannosaurus",
            "Amargasaurus",
            "Mamenchisaurus",
            "Brachiosaurus",
            "Deinonychus",
            "Tyrannosaurus",
            "Compsognathus" };

      outputBlock.Text += "\n";
      foreach (string dinosaur in dinosaurs)
      {
         outputBlock.Text += dinosaur + "\n";
      }

      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
          "\nArray.IndexOf(dinosaurs, \"Tyrannosaurus\"): {0}",
          Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus")) + "\n";

      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
          "\nArray.IndexOf(dinosaurs, \"Tyrannosaurus\", 3): {0}",
          Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 3)) + "\n";

      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
          "\nArray.IndexOf(dinosaurs, \"Tyrannosaurus\", 2, 2): {0}",
          Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 2, 2)) + "\n";
   }
}

/* This code example produces the following output:

Tyrannosaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
Brachiosaurus
Deinonychus
Tyrannosaurus
Compsognathus

Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus"): 0

Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 3): 5

Array.IndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 2, 2): -1
 */

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.