14 May String lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex) method in Java

The lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex) method in Java returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified substring, searching backward starting at the specified index.

Syntax

Let us see the syntax,

int lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex)

Parameters

Let us see the parameters,

• str – string
• fromIndex – index to begin the search from

Example

The following is an example of lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex),

public class StudyopediaDemo {

   public static void main(String args[]) {
	 
      String message = new String("Studyopedia provides free learning content!");      
      System.out.println("String: "+message);
	  
      String substr = new String("pedia");
	  
      System.out.println("Last Index of substring:");
      System.out.println(message.lastIndexOf(substr,13));
  } 
}

Output

The following is the output,