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11/18/2011

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

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

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

Syntax

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

public static int LastIndexOf<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 last 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 backward starting at the last element and ending at the first 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 LastIndexOf method. An array of strings is created, with one entry that appears twice, at index location 0 and index location 5. The LastIndexOf<T>(array<T[], T) method overload searches the entire array from the end, and finds the second occurrence of the string. The LastIndexOf<T>(array<T[], T, Int32) method overload is used to search the array backward beginning with index location 3 and continuing to the beginning of the array, and finds the first occurrence of the string. Finally, the LastIndexOf<T>(array<T[], T, Int32, Int32) method overload is used to search a range of four entries, beginning at index location 4 and extending backward (that is, it searches the items at locations 4, 3, 2, and 1); this search returns –1 because there are no instances of the search string in that range.

Note:
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.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, ""Tyrannosaurus""): {0}", _
          Array.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus")) & vbCrLf

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

      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(vbLf & _
          "Array.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, ""Tyrannosaurus"", 4, 4): {0}", _
          Array.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 4, 4)) & vbCrLf

   End Sub
End Class

' This code example produces the following output:
'
'Tyrannosaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Mamenchisaurus
'Brachiosaurus
'Deinonychus
'Tyrannosaurus
'Compsognathus
'
'Array.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus"): 5
'
'Array.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 3): 0
'
'Array.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 4, 4): -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.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, \"Tyrannosaurus\"): {0}",
          Array.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus")) + "\n";

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

      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
          "\nArray.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, \"Tyrannosaurus\", 4, 4): {0}",
          Array.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 4, 4)) + "\n";
   }
}

/* This code example produces the following output:

Tyrannosaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
Brachiosaurus
Deinonychus
Tyrannosaurus
Compsognathus

Array.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus"): 5

Array.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 3): 0

Array.LastIndexOf(dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus", 4, 4): -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.

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