findLast function

Syntax

• float findLast(inputString, matchString)

Parameters

1. inputString—string
2. matchString—string

Returns

Last occurrence (position/index) of matchString in the inputString or -1 if it is not found.

Description

The findLast function returns the index of the last occurrence of the match string in the input string.

Note:

Indices are 0 - based.

Related

• findFirst function
• getPrefix function
• getRange function
• getSuffix function
• replace function

Examples

findLast("rule your city with cityengine","city")
# result = 20
# "rule your city with " = 20 characters; then the match string starts