.. _String.lastIndexOf:

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String.lastIndexOf
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   :ref:`number` **lastIndexOf** (:ref:`string` **searchValue**, :ref:`number` **offset**)


Parameters
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| **searchValue** | The string for which to search.    |
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| **offset**      | The starting offset of the search. |
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Description
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Returns the index within the string of the last occurrence of the specified value.

The string is searched backward, starting at fromIndex.  Returns the index within the string where the last occurrence of searchValue was found, or -1 if it was not found.