# std::basic_string::find_last_of

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size_type find_last_of( const basic_string& str, size_type pos = npos ) const; | (1) |
size_type find_last_of( const CharT* s, size_type pos, size_type count ) const; | (2) |
size_type find_last_of( const CharT* s, size_type pos = npos ) const; | (3) |
size_type find_last_of( CharT ch, size_type pos = npos ) const; | (4) |
size_type find_last_of( std::basic_string_view<CharT, Traits> sv, size_type pos = npos) const | (5) | (since C++17)

Finds the last character equal to one of characters in the given character sequence. Exact search algorithm is not specified. The search considers only the interval [0; pos]. If the character is not present in the interval, npos will be returned.

1) Finds the last character equal to one of characters in `str`.
2) Finds the last character equal to one of characters in the first `count` characters of the character string pointed to by `s`. `s` can include null characters.
3) Finds the last character equal to one of characters in character string pointed to by `s`. The length of the string is determined by the first null character.
4) Finds the last character equal to `ch`.
5) Finds the last character equal to one of characters in `sv`.

In all cases, equality is checked by calling Traits::eq.

### Parameters

str | - | string identifying characters to search for
pos | - | position at which the search is to finish
count | - | length of character string identifying characters to search for
s | - | pointer to a character string identifying characters to search for
ch | - | character to search for
sv | - | std::basic_string_view identifying the characters to search for

### Return value

Position of the found character or npos if no such character is found.

### Exceptions

1-4) (none) | (until C++11)
1,4) `noexcept` specification: noexcept 2,3) (none) | (since C++11) (until C++14)
1) `noexcept` specification: noexcept 2,3,4) (none) | (since C++14)
5) `noexcept` specification: noexcept | (since C++17)

### Example

Run this code

    #include<string>
    #include<iostream>
    int main()
    {
        const std::string path="/root/config";
        auto const pos=path.find_last_of('/');
        const auto leaf=path.substr(pos+1);

        std::cout << leaf << '\n';
    }

Output:

    config

### See also

find | find characters in the string (public member function)
rfind | find the last occurrence of a substring (public member function)
find_first_of | find first occurrence of characters (public member function)
find_first_not_of | find first absence of characters (public member function)
find_last_not_of | find last absence of characters (public member function)

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