List<T>.FindIndex Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Collections.Generic

Assembly:: System.Collections.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

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Searches for an element that matches the conditions defined by a specified predicate, and returns the zero-based index of the first occurrence within the List<T> or a portion of it. This method returns -1 if an item that matches the conditions is not found.

Overloads

FindIndex(Int32, Int32, Predicate<T>)	Searches for an element that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, and returns the zero-based index of the first occurrence within the range of elements in the List<T> that starts at the specified index and contains the specified number of elements.
FindIndex(Predicate<T>)	Searches for an element that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, and returns the zero-based index of the first occurrence within the entire List<T>.
FindIndex(Int32, Predicate<T>)	Searches for an element that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, and returns the zero-based index of the first occurrence within the range of elements in the List<T> that extends from the specified index to the last element.

FindIndex(Int32, Int32, Predicate<T>)

Source:: List.cs

Source:: List.cs

Source:: List.cs

Searches for an element that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, and returns the zero-based index of the first occurrence within the range of elements in the List<T> that starts at the specified index and contains the specified number of elements.

public:
 int FindIndex(int startIndex, int count, Predicate<T> ^ match);

public int FindIndex (int startIndex, int count, Predicate<T> match);

member this.FindIndex : int * int * Predicate<'T> -> int

Public Function FindIndex (startIndex As Integer, count As Integer, match As Predicate(Of T)) As Integer

Parameters

startIndex: Int32

The zero-based starting index of the search.

count: Int32

The number of elements in the section to search.

match: Predicate<T>

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

Returns

Int32

The zero-based index of the first occurrence of an element that matches the conditions defined by match, if found; otherwise, -1.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

match is null.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

startIndex is outside the range of valid indexes for the List<T>.

-or-

count is less than 0.

-or-

startIndex and count do not specify a valid section in the List<T>.

Examples

The following example defines an Employee class with two fields, Name and Id. It also defines an EmployeeSearch class with a single method, StartsWith, that indicates whether the Employee.Name field starts with a specified substring that is supplied to the EmployeeSearch class constructor. Note the signature of this method

public bool StartsWith(Employee e)

Public Function StartsWith(e As Employee) As Boolean

corresponds to the signature of the delegate that can be passed to the FindIndex method. The example instantiates a List<Employee> object, adds a number of Employee objects to it, and then calls the FindIndex(Int32, Int32, Predicate<T>) method twice to search the entire collection (that is, the members from index 0 to index Count - 1). The first time, it searches for the first Employee object whose Name field begins with "J"; the second time, it searches for the first Employee object whose Name field begins with "Ju".

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Employee : IComparable
{
   public String Name { get; set; }
   public int Id { get; set; }

   public int CompareTo(Object o )
   {
      Employee e = o as Employee;
      if (e == null)
         throw new ArgumentException("o is not an Employee object.");

      return Name.CompareTo(e.Name);
   }
}

public class EmployeeSearch
{
   String _s;

   public EmployeeSearch(String s)
   {
      _s = s;
   }

   public bool StartsWith(Employee e)
   {
      return e.Name.StartsWith(_s, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
   }
}

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      var employees = new List<Employee>();
      employees.AddRange( new Employee[] { new Employee { Name = "Frank", Id = 2 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Jill", Id = 3 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Dave", Id = 5 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Jack", Id = 8 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Judith", Id = 12 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Robert", Id = 14 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Adam", Id = 1 } } );
      employees.Sort();

      var es = new EmployeeSearch("J");
      Console.WriteLine("'J' starts at index {0}",
                        employees.FindIndex(0, employees.Count - 1, es.StartsWith));

      es = new EmployeeSearch("Ju");
      Console.WriteLine("'Ju' starts at index {0}",
                        employees.FindIndex(0, employees.Count - 1,es.StartsWith));
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       'J' starts at index 3
//       'Ju' starts at index 5

Imports System.Collections.Generic

Public Class Employee : Implements IComparable
   Public Property Name As String
   Public Property Id As Integer
   
   Public Function CompareTo(o As Object) As Integer _
         Implements IComparable.CompareTo
      Dim e As Employee = TryCast(o, Employee)
      If e Is Nothing Then
         Throw New ArgumentException("o is not an Employee object.")
      End If

      Return Name.CompareTo(e.Name)
   End Function
End Class

Public Class EmployeeSearch
   Dim _s As String
   
   Public Sub New(s As String)
      _s = s
   End Sub
   
   Public Function StartsWith(e As Employee) As Boolean
      Return e.Name.StartsWith(_s, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)
   End Function
End Class

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim employees As New List(Of Employee)()
      employees.AddRange( { New Employee() With { .Name = "Frank", .Id = 2 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Jill", .Id = 3 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Dave", .Id = 5 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Jack", .Id = 8 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Judith", .Id = 12 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Robert", .Id = 14 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Adam", .Id = 1 } } )
      employees.Sort()

      Dim es As New EmployeeSearch("J")
      Console.WriteLine("'J' starts at index {0}",
                        employees.FindIndex(0, employees.Count - 1,
                                            AddressOf es.StartsWith))
      es = New EmployeeSearch("Ju")
      Console.WriteLine("'Ju' starts at index {0}",
                        employees.FindIndex(0, employees.Count - 1,
                                            AddressOf es.StartsWith))
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'       'J' starts at index 3
'       'Ju' starts at index 5

Remarks

The List<T> is searched forward starting at startIndex and ending at startIndex plus count minus 1, if count is greater than 0.

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 the current List<T> are individually passed to the Predicate<T> delegate. The delegate has the signature:

public bool methodName(T obj)

Public Function methodName(obj As T) As Boolean

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

Applies to

FindIndex(Predicate<T>)

Source:: List.cs

Source:: List.cs

Source:: List.cs

Searches for an element that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, and returns the zero-based index of the first occurrence within the entire List<T>.

public:
 int FindIndex(Predicate<T> ^ match);

public int FindIndex (Predicate<T> match);

member this.FindIndex : Predicate<'T> -> int

Public Function FindIndex (match As Predicate(Of T)) As Integer

Parameters

match: Predicate<T>

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

Returns

Int32

The zero-based index of the first occurrence of an element that matches the conditions defined by match, if found; otherwise, -1.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

match is null.

Examples

public bool StartsWith(Employee e)

Public Function StartsWith(e As Employee) As Boolean

corresponds to the signature of the delegate that can be passed to the FindIndex method. The example instantiates a List<Employee> object, adds a number of Employee objects to it, and then calls the FindIndex(Int32, Int32, Predicate<T>) method twice to search the entire collection, the first time for the first Employee object whose Name field begins with "J", and the second time for the first Employee object whose Name field begins with "Ju".

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Employee : IComparable
{
   public String Name { get; set; }
   public int Id { get; set; }

   public int CompareTo(Object o )
   {
      Employee e = o as Employee;
      if (e == null)
         throw new ArgumentException("o is not an Employee object.");

      return Name.CompareTo(e.Name);
   }
}

public class EmployeeSearch
{
   String _s;

   public EmployeeSearch(String s)
   {
      _s = s;
   }

   public bool StartsWith(Employee e)
   {
      return e.Name.StartsWith(_s, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
   }
}

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      var employees = new List<Employee>();
      employees.AddRange( new Employee[] { new Employee { Name = "Frank", Id = 2 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Jill", Id = 3 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Dave", Id = 5 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Jack", Id = 8 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Judith", Id = 12 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Robert", Id = 14 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Adam", Id = 1 } } );
      employees.Sort();

      var es = new EmployeeSearch("J");
      Console.WriteLine("'J' starts at index {0}",
                        employees.FindIndex(es.StartsWith));

      es = new EmployeeSearch("Ju");
      Console.WriteLine("'Ju' starts at index {0}",
                        employees.FindIndex(es.StartsWith));
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       'J' starts at index 3
//       'Ju' starts at index 5

Imports System.Collections.Generic

Public Class Employee : Implements IComparable
   Public Property Name As String
   Public Property Id As Integer
   
   Public Function CompareTo(o As Object) As Integer _
         Implements IComparable.CompareTo
      Dim e As Employee = TryCast(o, Employee)
      If e Is Nothing Then
         Throw New ArgumentException("o is not an Employee object.")
      End If

      Return Name.CompareTo(e.Name)
   End Function
End Class

Public Class EmployeeSearch
   Dim _s As String
   
   Public Sub New(s As String)
      _s = s
   End Sub
   
   Public Function StartsWith(e As Employee) As Boolean
      Return e.Name.StartsWith(_s, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)
   End Function
End Class

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim employees As New List(Of Employee)()
      employees.AddRange( { New Employee() With { .Name = "Frank", .Id = 2 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Jill", .Id = 3 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Dave", .Id = 5 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Jack", .Id = 8 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Judith", .Id = 12 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Robert", .Id = 14 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Adam", .Id = 1 } } )
      employees.Sort()

      Dim es As New EmployeeSearch("J")
      Console.WriteLine("'J' starts at index {0}",
                        employees.FindIndex(AddressOf es.StartsWith))
      es = New EmployeeSearch("Ju")
      Console.WriteLine("'Ju' starts at index {0}",
                        employees.FindIndex(AddressOf es.StartsWith))
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'       'J' starts at index 3
'       'Ju' starts at index 5

Remarks

The List<T> is searched forward starting at the first element and ending at the last element.

public bool methodName(T obj)

Public Function methodName(obj As T) As Boolean

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

Applies to

FindIndex(Int32, Predicate<T>)

Source:: List.cs

Source:: List.cs

Source:: List.cs

Searches for an element that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, and returns the zero-based index of the first occurrence within the range of elements in the List<T> that extends from the specified index to the last element.

public:
 int FindIndex(int startIndex, Predicate<T> ^ match);

public int FindIndex (int startIndex, Predicate<T> match);

member this.FindIndex : int * Predicate<'T> -> int

Public Function FindIndex (startIndex As Integer, match As Predicate(Of T)) As Integer

Parameters

startIndex: Int32

The zero-based starting index of the search.

match: Predicate<T>

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

Returns

Int32

The zero-based index of the first occurrence of an element that matches the conditions defined by match, if found; otherwise, -1.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

match is null.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

startIndex is outside the range of valid indexes for the List<T>.

Examples

public bool StartsWith(Employee e)

Public Function StartsWith(e As Employee) As Boolean

corresponds to the signature of the delegate that can be passed to the FindIndex method. The example instantiates a List<Employee> object, adds a number of Employee objects to it, and then calls the FindIndex(Int32, Int32, Predicate<T>) method twice to search the collection starting with its fifth member (that is, the member at index 4). The first time, it searches for the first Employee object whose Name field begins with "J"; the second time, it searches for the first Employee object whose Name field begins with "Ju".

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Employee : IComparable
{
   public String Name { get; set; }
   public int Id { get; set; }

   public int CompareTo(Object o )
   {
      Employee e = o as Employee;
      if (e == null)
         throw new ArgumentException("o is not an Employee object.");

      return Name.CompareTo(e.Name);
   }
}

public class EmployeeSearch
{
   String _s;

   public EmployeeSearch(String s)
   {
      _s = s;
   }

   public bool StartsWith(Employee e)
   {
      return e.Name.StartsWith(_s, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
   }
}

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      var employees = new List<Employee>();
      employees.AddRange( new Employee[] { new Employee { Name = "Frank", Id = 2 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Jill", Id = 3 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Dave", Id = 5 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Jack", Id = 8 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Judith", Id = 12 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Robert", Id = 14 },
                                           new Employee { Name = "Adam", Id = 1 } } );
      employees.Sort();

      var es = new EmployeeSearch("J");
      int index = employees.FindIndex(4, es.StartsWith);
      Console.WriteLine("Starting index of'J': {0}",
                        index >= 0 ? index.ToString() : "Not found");

      es = new EmployeeSearch("Ju");
      index = employees.FindIndex(4, es.StartsWith);
      Console.WriteLine("Starting index of 'Ju': {0}",
                        index >= 0 ? index.ToString() : "Not found");
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       'J' starts at index 4
//       'Ju' starts at index 5

Imports System.Collections.Generic

Public Class Employee : Implements IComparable
   Public Property Name As String
   Public Property Id As Integer
   
   Public Function CompareTo(o As Object) As Integer _
         Implements IComparable.CompareTo
      Dim e As Employee = TryCast(o, Employee)
      If e Is Nothing Then
         Throw New ArgumentException("o is not an Employee object.")
      End If

      Return Name.CompareTo(e.Name)
   End Function
End Class

Public Class EmployeeSearch
   Dim _s As String
   
   Public Sub New(s As String)
      _s = s
   End Sub
   
   Public Function StartsWith(e As Employee) As Boolean
      Return e.Name.StartsWith(_s, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)
   End Function
End Class

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim employees As New List(Of Employee)()
      employees.AddRange( { New Employee() With { .Name = "Frank", .Id = 2 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Jill", .Id = 3 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Dave", .Id = 5 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Jack", .Id = 8 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Judith", .Id = 12 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Robert", .Id = 14 },
                            New Employee() With { .Name = "Adam", .Id = 1 } } )
      employees.Sort()

      Dim es As New EmployeeSearch("J")
      Dim index As Integer = employees.FindIndex(4, AddressOf es.StartsWith)        
      Console.WriteLine("Starting index of'J': {0}",
                        If(index >= 0, index.ToString(), "Not found"))

      es = New EmployeeSearch("Ju")
      index = employees.FindIndex(4, AddressOf es.StartsWith) 
      Console.WriteLine("Starting index of'Ju': {0}",
                        If(index >= 0, index.ToString(), "Not found"))

   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'       'J' starts at index 4
'       'Ju' starts at index 5

Remarks

The List<T> is searched forward starting at startIndex and ending at the last element.

public bool methodName(T obj)

Public Function methodName(obj As T) As Boolean

This method performs a linear search; therefore, this method is an O(n) operation, where n is the number of elements from startIndex to the end of the List<T>.

Applies to

Delen via

List<T>.FindIndex Method

Definition

Overloads

FindIndex(Int32, Int32, Predicate<T>)

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Examples

Remarks

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Applies to

FindIndex(Predicate<T>)

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See also

Applies to

FindIndex(Int32, Predicate<T>)

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