FindLast()

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Finds the last occurrence of a substring in a string, from a specified start position. The search is case-sensitive.

Introduced: 5.3.5.22

FindLast( substring=string, string=string, start=number );

Returns: Number

Argument Description Default
substring
string, required
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String for which to search.

string
string, required
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String in which to search.

start
number, optional
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End position of search from the left.

1

Examples

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sentences="Swansea Jack was a black retriever with a longish coat. He lived in the North Dock / River Tawe area of Swansea, what gave him the name of Swansea Jack. Swansea Jack's first rescue, in June 1931, when he saved a 12-year-old boy, went unreported.";
dump( right( sentences, len( sentences )- sentences.findlast( "Swansea Jack" ) + 1 ) );

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