Parameters

value

The string for which to search.

startIndex

A int containing the index of the current instance from which to start searching.

Returns

A int that indicates the result of the search for value in the current instance as follows:

Return Value	Description
A zero-based number equal to the index of the start of the first substring in the current instance that is equal to value .	value was found starting at the index returned.
-1	value was not found.

Exceptions

Type	Reason
ArgumentNullException	value is a null reference.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	startIndex is greater than the length of the current instance.

Remarks

This method is case-sensitive.

Requirements

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0