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

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

Syntax

Let us see the syntax,

int lastIndexOf(int ch, int fromIndex)

Parameters

Let us see the parameters,

• ch − character
• fromIndex − index to begin the search from

Example

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

public class StudyopediaDemo {

   public static void main(String args[]) {
	 
      String message = new String("Studyopedia provides free learning content!");
      
      System.out.println(message);
      System.out.println("Last Index of character i: "+message.lastIndexOf( 'i',10));
  } 
}

Output

The following is the output,