Java String lastIndexOf Example

String class lastIndexOf method example.

String class lastIndexOf method examle:- This example demonstrates the working of lastIndexOf method. This method returns the index or number location of letter from last of the statement.

Syntax:-lastIndexOf(String str)

Here is the code:-

 /**
* @(#) LastIndexOfString.java
* LastIndexOfString class demonstrates the working of lastIndexOf() method of String class of lang package
* @version 16-May-2008
* @author Rose India Team
*/

public class LastIndexOfString {
public static void main(String args[]) {

  String prabhu = "o paalan haari", bholenaath;
  // double quotes as arguments inside parentheses
  // Method returns last index of letter or word passes in single ang
  System.out.println("last index of letter 'i':  "
      + prabhu.lastIndexOf('i'));

  bholenaath = "bam bolo bam bolo bam bam bam";
  // here instead of index of word 'bolo', the letter which word stats
  // that is 'b', is returned and same happens every time for every word
  // or statement
  System.out.println("Index of letter 'b' is returned:  "
      + bholenaath.lastIndexOf("bolo"));
  // here were complete statement is passed in the arguments but still
  // methos returns the index of first letter only
  System.out.println("Index of letter 'o' is returned:  "
      + prabhu.lastIndexOf("o paalan haari"));
}
}

Output of the program:-

last index of letter ' i ': 13 Index of letter 'b' is returned: 13 Index of letter 'o' is returned: 0