Parameters

value

The string to seek.

startIndex

The search starting position. The search proceeds from startIndex toward the beginning of this instance.

count

The number of character positions to examine.

comparisonType

One of the enumeration values that specifies the rules for the search.

Returns

The zero-based starting index position of the value parameter if that string is found, or -1 if it is not found or if the current instance equals string.Empty. If value is string.Empty, the return value is the smaller of startIndex and the last index position in this instance.

Remarks

Index numbering starts from zero. That is, the first character in the string is at index zero and the last is at string.Length - 1.

The search begins at the startIndex character position and proceeds backward until either value is found or count character positions have been examined. For example, if startIndex is string.Length - 1, the method searches backward count characters from the last character in the string.

The comparisonType parameter specifies to search for the value parameter using the current or invariant culture, using a case-sensitive or case-insensitive search, and using word or ordinal comparison rules.

Requirements