This method returns the index within the calling String object of the last occurrence of the specified value, starting the search at fromIndex or -1 if the value is not found.
Syntax
string.lastIndexOf(searchValue[, fromIndex])
Argument Details
- searchValue − A string representing the value to search for.
- fromIndex − The location within the calling string to start the search from. It can be any integer between 0 and the length of the string. The default value is 0.
Return Value
Returns the index of the last found occurrence, otherwise -1 if not found.
Example
var str1 = new String( "This is string one and again string" );
var index = str1.lastIndexOf( "string" );
console.log("lastIndexOf found String :" + index );
index = str1.lastIndexOf( "one" );
console.log("lastIndexOf found String :" + index );
On compiling, it will generate the same code in JavaScript.
Its output is as follows −
lastIndexOf found String :29 lastIndexOf found String :15
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