Array.FindLast<T>(T[], Predicate<T>) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: Array.cs

Source:: Array.cs

Source:: Array.cs

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Searches for an element that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, and returns the last occurrence within the entire Array.

public:
generic <typename T>
 static T FindLast(cli::array <T> ^ array, Predicate<T> ^ match);

public static T FindLast<T> (T[] array, Predicate<T> match);

public static T? FindLast<T> (T[] array, Predicate<T> match);

static member FindLast : 'T[] * Predicate<'T> -> 'T

Public Shared Function FindLast(Of T) (array As T(), match As Predicate(Of T)) As T

Type Parameters

T

The type of the elements of the array.

Parameters

array: T[]

The one-dimensional, zero-based Array to search.

match: Predicate<T>

The Predicate<T> that defines the conditions of the element to search for.

Returns

The last element that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, if found; otherwise, the default value for type T.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

array is null.

-or-

match is null.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the Find, FindLast, and FindAll generic methods. An array of strings is created, containing 8 dinosaur names, two of which (at positions 1 and 5) end with "saurus". The code example also defines a search predicate method named EndsWithSaurus, which accepts a string parameter and returns a Boolean value indicating whether the input string ends in "saurus".

The Find generic method traverses the array from the beginning, passing each element in turn to the EndsWithSaurus method. The search stops when the EndsWithSaurus method returns true for the element "Amargasaurus".

Note

In C# and Visual Basic, it is not necessary to create thePredicate<string> delegate (Predicate(Of String) in Visual Basic) explicitly. These languages infer the correct delegate from context and create it automatically.

The FindLast generic method is used to search the array backward from the end. It finds the element "Dilophosaurus" at position 5. The FindAll generic method is used to return an array containing all the elements that end in "saurus". The elements are displayed.

The code example also demonstrates the Exists and TrueForAll generic methods.

using namespace System;

public ref class DinoDiscoverySet
{
public:
    static void Main()
    {
        array<String^>^ dinosaurs =
        {
            "Compsognathus", "Amargasaurus", "Oviraptor",
            "Velociraptor",  "Deinonychus",  "Dilophosaurus",
            "Gallimimus",    "Triceratops"
        };

        DinoDiscoverySet^ GoMesozoic = gcnew DinoDiscoverySet(dinosaurs);

        GoMesozoic->DiscoverAll();
        GoMesozoic->DiscoverByEnding("saurus");
    }

    DinoDiscoverySet(array<String^>^ items)
    {
        dinosaurs = items;
    }

    void DiscoverAll()
    {
        Console::WriteLine();
        for each(String^ dinosaur in dinosaurs)
        {
            Console::WriteLine(dinosaur);
        }
    }

    void DiscoverByEnding(String^ Ending)
    {
        Predicate<String^>^ dinoType;

        if (Ending->ToLower() == "raptor")
        {
            dinoType =
                gcnew Predicate<String^>(&DinoDiscoverySet::EndsWithRaptor);
        }
        else if (Ending->ToLower() == "tops")
        {
            dinoType =
                gcnew Predicate<String^>(&DinoDiscoverySet::EndsWithTops);
        }
        else if (Ending->ToLower() == "saurus")
        {
            dinoType =
                gcnew Predicate<String^>(&DinoDiscoverySet::EndsWithSaurus);
        }
        else
        {
            dinoType =
                gcnew Predicate<String^>(&DinoDiscoverySet::EndsWithSaurus);
        }

        Console::WriteLine(
            "\nArray::Exists(dinosaurs, \"{0}\"): {1}",
            Ending,
            Array::Exists(dinosaurs, dinoType));

        Console::WriteLine(
            "\nArray::TrueForAll(dinosaurs, \"{0}\"): {1}",
            Ending,
            Array::TrueForAll(dinosaurs, dinoType));

        Console::WriteLine(
            "\nArray::Find(dinosaurs, \"{0}\"): {1}",
            Ending,
            Array::Find(dinosaurs, dinoType));

        Console::WriteLine(
            "\nArray::FindLast(dinosaurs, \"{0}\"): {1}",
            Ending,
            Array::FindLast(dinosaurs, dinoType));

        Console::WriteLine(
            "\nArray::FindAll(dinosaurs, \"{0}\"):", Ending);

        array<String^>^ subArray =
            Array::FindAll(dinosaurs, dinoType);

        for each(String^ dinosaur in subArray)
        {
            Console::WriteLine(dinosaur);
        }
    }

private:
    array<String^>^ dinosaurs;

    // Search predicate returns true if a string ends in "saurus".
    static bool EndsWithSaurus(String^ s)
    {
        if ((s->Length > 5) &&
            (s->Substring(s->Length - 6)->ToLower() == "saurus"))
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    // Search predicate returns true if a string ends in "raptor".
    static bool EndsWithRaptor(String^ s)
    {
        if ((s->Length > 5) &&
            (s->Substring(s->Length - 6)->ToLower() == "raptor"))
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    // Search predicate returns true if a string ends in "tops".
    static bool EndsWithTops(String^ s)
    {
        if ((s->Length > 3) &&
            (s->Substring(s->Length - 4)->ToLower() == "tops"))
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            return false;
        }
    }
};

int main()
{
    DinoDiscoverySet::Main();
}

/* This code example produces the following output:

Compsognathus
Amargasaurus
Oviraptor
Velociraptor
Deinonychus
Dilophosaurus
Gallimimus
Triceratops

Array.Exists(dinosaurs, "saurus"): True

Array.TrueForAll(dinosaurs, "saurus"): False

Array.Find(dinosaurs, "saurus"): Amargasaurus

Array.FindLast(dinosaurs, "saurus"): Dilophosaurus

Array.FindAll(dinosaurs, "saurus"):
Amargasaurus
Dilophosaurus
*/

using System;

public class DinoDiscoverySet
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string[] dinosaurs =
        {
            "Compsognathus", "Amargasaurus", "Oviraptor",
            "Velociraptor",  "Deinonychus",  "Dilophosaurus",
            "Gallimimus",    "Triceratops"
        };

        DinoDiscoverySet GoMesozoic = new DinoDiscoverySet(dinosaurs);

        GoMesozoic.DiscoverAll();
        GoMesozoic.DiscoverByEnding("saurus");
    }

    private string[] dinosaurs;

    public DinoDiscoverySet(string[] items)
    {
        dinosaurs = items;
    }

    public void DiscoverAll()
    {
        Console.WriteLine();
        foreach(string dinosaur in dinosaurs)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
        }
    }

    public void DiscoverByEnding(string Ending)
    {
        Predicate<string> dinoType;

        switch (Ending.ToLower())
        {
            case "raptor":
                dinoType = EndsWithRaptor;
                break;
            case "tops":
                dinoType = EndsWithTops;
                break;
            case "saurus":
            default:
                dinoType = EndsWithSaurus;
                break;
        }
        Console.WriteLine(
            "\nArray.Exists(dinosaurs, \"{0}\"): {1}",
            Ending,
            Array.Exists(dinosaurs, dinoType));

        Console.WriteLine(
            "\nArray.TrueForAll(dinosaurs, \"{0}\"): {1}",
            Ending,
            Array.TrueForAll(dinosaurs, dinoType));

        Console.WriteLine(
            "\nArray.Find(dinosaurs, \"{0}\"): {1}",
            Ending,
            Array.Find(dinosaurs, dinoType));

        Console.WriteLine(
            "\nArray.FindLast(dinosaurs, \"{0}\"): {1}",
            Ending,
            Array.FindLast(dinosaurs, dinoType));

        Console.WriteLine(
            "\nArray.FindAll(dinosaurs, \"{0}\"):", Ending);

        string[] subArray =
            Array.FindAll(dinosaurs, dinoType);

        foreach(string dinosaur in subArray)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
        }
    }

    // Search predicate returns true if a string ends in "saurus".
    private bool EndsWithSaurus(string s)
    {
        if ((s.Length > 5) &&
            (s.Substring(s.Length - 6).ToLower() == "saurus"))
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    // Search predicate returns true if a string ends in "raptor".
    private bool EndsWithRaptor(String s)
    {
        if ((s.Length > 5) &&
            (s.Substring(s.Length - 6).ToLower() == "raptor"))
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    // Search predicate returns true if a string ends in "tops".
    private bool EndsWithTops(String s)
    {
        if ((s.Length > 3) &&
            (s.Substring(s.Length - 4).ToLower() == "tops"))
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            return false;
        }
    }
}

/* This code example produces the following output:

Compsognathus
Amargasaurus
Oviraptor
Velociraptor
Deinonychus
Dilophosaurus
Gallimimus
Triceratops

Array.Exists(dinosaurs, "saurus"): True

Array.TrueForAll(dinosaurs, "saurus"): False

Array.Find(dinosaurs, "saurus"): Amargasaurus

Array.FindLast(dinosaurs, "saurus"): Dilophosaurus

Array.FindAll(dinosaurs, "saurus"):
Amargasaurus
Dilophosaurus
*/

open System

// Search predicate returns true if a string ends in "saurus".
let endsWithSaurus (s: string) =
    s.Length > 5 && s.Substring(s.Length - 6).ToLower() = "saurus"

// Search predicate returns true if a string ends in "raptor".
let endsWithRaptor (s: string) =
    s.Length > 5 && s.Substring(s.Length - 6).ToLower() = "raptor"

// Search predicate returns true if a string ends in "tops".
let endsWithTops (s: string) =
    s.Length > 3 && s.Substring(s.Length - 4).ToLower() = "tops"

type DinoDiscoverySet =
    { Dinosaurs: string [] }

    member this.DiscoverAll() =
        printfn ""
        for dino in this.Dinosaurs do
            printfn $"{dino}"

    member this.DiscoverByEnding(ending: string) =
        let dinoType =
            match ending.ToLower() with
            | "raptor" -> endsWithRaptor
            | "tops" -> endsWithTops
            | "saurus" | _ -> endsWithSaurus

        Array.Exists(this.Dinosaurs, dinoType)
        |> printfn "\nArray.Exists(dinosaurs, \"%s\"): %b" ending

        Array.TrueForAll(this.Dinosaurs, dinoType)
        |> printfn "\nArray.TrueForAll(dinosaurs, \"%s\"): %b" ending

        Array.Find(this.Dinosaurs, dinoType)
        |> printfn "\nArray.Find(dinosaurs, \"%s\"): %s" ending

        Array.FindLast(this.Dinosaurs, dinoType)
        |> printfn "\nArray.FindLast(dinosaurs, \"%s\"): %s" ending

        printfn $"\nArray.FindAll(dinosaurs, \"{ending}\"):"
        for dinosaur in Array.FindAll(this.Dinosaurs, dinoType) do
            printfn $"{dinosaur}"

let dinosaurs =
    [| "Compsognathus"; "Amargasaurus"; "Oviraptor"
       "Velociraptor"; "Deinonychus"; "Dilophosaurus"
       "Gallimimus"; "Triceratops" |]

let goMesozoic = { Dinosaurs = dinosaurs }

goMesozoic.DiscoverAll()
goMesozoic.DiscoverByEnding "saurus"


// This code example produces the following output:
//     Compsognathus
//     Amargasaurus
//     Oviraptor
//     Velociraptor
//     Deinonychus
//     Dilophosaurus
//     Gallimimus
//     Triceratops
//
//     Array.Exists(dinosaurs, "saurus"): true
//
//     Array.TrueForAll(dinosaurs, "saurus"): false
//
//     Array.Find(dinosaurs, "saurus"): Amargasaurus
//
//     Array.FindLast(dinosaurs, "saurus"): Dilophosaurus
//
//     Array.FindAll(dinosaurs, "saurus"):
//     Amargasaurus
//     Dilophosaurus

Public Class DinoDiscoverySet

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim dinosaurs() As String = { "Compsognathus", _
            "Amargasaurus",   "Oviraptor",      "Velociraptor", _
            "Deinonychus",    "Dilophosaurus",  "Gallimimus", _
            "Triceratops" }

        Dim GoMesozoic As New DinoDiscoverySet(dinosaurs)

        GoMesozoic.DiscoverAll()
        GoMesozoic.DiscoverByEnding("saurus")
    End Sub

    Private dinosaurs As String()

    Public Sub New(items() As String)
        dinosaurs = items
    End Sub

    Public Sub DiscoverAll()
        Console.WriteLine()
        For Each dinosaur As String In dinosaurs
            Console.WriteLine(dinosaur)
        Next dinosaur
    End Sub

    Public Sub DiscoverByEnding(Ending As String)
        Dim dinoType As Predicate(Of String)

        Select Case Ending.ToLower()
            Case "raptor"
                dinoType = AddressOf EndsWithRaptor
            Case "tops"
                dinoType = AddressOf EndsWithTops
            Case "saurus"
                dinoType = AddressOf EndsWithSaurus
            Case Else
                dinoType = AddressOf EndsWithSaurus
        End Select

        Console.WriteLine(Environment.NewLine + _
            "Array.Exists(dinosaurs, ""{0}""): {1}", _
            Ending, _
            Array.Exists(dinosaurs, dinoType))

        Console.WriteLine(Environment.NewLine + _
            "Array.TrueForAll(dinosaurs, ""{0}""): {1}", _
            Ending, _
            Array.TrueForAll(dinosaurs, dinoType))

        Console.WriteLine(Environment.NewLine + _
            "Array.Find(dinosaurs, ""{0}""): {1}", _
            Ending, _
            Array.Find(dinosaurs, dinoType))

        Console.WriteLine(Environment.NewLine + _
            "Array.FindLast(dinosaurs, ""{0}""): {1}", _
            Ending, _
            Array.FindLast(dinosaurs, dinoType))

        Console.WriteLine(Environment.NewLine + _
            "Array.FindAll(dinosaurs, ""{0}""):", Ending)

        Dim subArray() As String = _
            Array.FindAll(dinosaurs, dinoType)

        For Each dinosaur As String In subArray
            Console.WriteLine(dinosaur)
        Next dinosaur
    End Sub

    ' Search predicate returns true if a string ends in "saurus".
    Private Function EndsWithSaurus(s As String) As Boolean
        ' AndAlso prevents evaluation of the second Boolean
        ' expression if the string is so short that an error
        ' would occur.
        If (s.Length > 5) AndAlso _
            (s.ToLower().EndsWith("saurus")) Then
            Return True
        Else
            Return False
        End If
    End Function

    ' Search predicate returns true if a string ends in "raptor".
    Private Function EndsWithRaptor(s As String) As Boolean
        ' AndAlso prevents evaluation of the second Boolean
        ' expression if the string is so short that an error
        ' would occur.
        If (s.Length > 5) AndAlso _
            (s.ToLower().EndsWith("raptor")) Then
            Return True
        Else
            Return False
        End If
    End Function

    ' Search predicate returns true if a string ends in "tops".
    Private Function EndsWithTops(s As String) As Boolean
        ' AndAlso prevents evaluation of the second Boolean
        ' expression if the string is so short that an error
        ' would occur.
        If (s.Length > 3) AndAlso _
            (s.ToLower().EndsWith("tops")) Then
            Return True
        Else
            Return False
        End If
    End Function
End Class

' This code example produces the following output:
'
' Compsognathus
' Amargasaurus
' Oviraptor
' Velociraptor
' Deinonychus
' Dilophosaurus
' Gallimimus
' Triceratops
'
' Array.Exists(dinosaurs, "saurus"): True
'
' Array.TrueForAll(dinosaurs, "saurus"): False
'
' Array.Find(dinosaurs, "saurus"): Amargasaurus
'
' Array.FindLast(dinosaurs, "saurus"): Dilophosaurus
'
' Array.FindAll(dinosaurs, "saurus"):
' Amargasaurus
' Dilophosaurus

Remarks

The Predicate<T> is a delegate to a method that returns true if the object passed to it matches the conditions defined in the delegate. The elements of array are individually passed to the Predicate<T>, moving backward in the Array, starting with the last element and ending with the first element. Processing is stopped when a match is found.

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

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