Java String Function lastIndexOf()

The java string lastIndexOf() method returns last index of the given character value or substring. If it is not found, it returns -1. The index counter starts from zero.

Java String lastIndexOf() method example

public class LastIndexOfExample{  
public static void main(String args[]){  
String s1="this is index of example";//there are 2 's' characters in this sentence  
int index1=s1.lastIndexOf('s');//returns last index of 's' char value  
System.out.println(index1);//6  
}}   

Output:

6

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