| StringLastIndexOf Method (String, Int32, Int32) | 
Reports the zero-based index position of the last occurrence of a specified string within this instance. The search starts at a specified character position and examines a specified number of character positions.
 
Namespace: SystemAssembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
Syntaxpublic int LastIndexOf(
	string value,
	int startIndex,
	int count
)
Parameters
- value
 - Type: SystemString
The string to seek.  - startIndex
 - Type: SystemInt32
The search starting position. The search proceeds from startIndex toward the beginning of this instance. - count
 - Type: SystemInt32
The number of character positions to examine.  
Return Value
Type: 
Int32The zero-based index position of 
value if that string is found, or -1 if it is not found or if the current instance equals 
Empty. If 
value is 
Empty, the return value is the smaller of 
startIndex and the last index position in this instance.
Exceptions| Exception | Condition | 
|---|
| ArgumentNullException | value is null.  | 
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | count is negative.-or-The current instance does not equal Empty, and startIndex is negative.-or- The current instance does not equal Empty, and startIndex is greater than the length of this instance.-or-The current instance does not equal Empty and startIndex - count + 1 specifies a position that is not within this instance.  | 
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