CVS currently defines StringUtils.ordinalIndexOf() as it is currently the most popular choice (see email thread).
Give it a whirl in code and see how you like it. Gary > -----Original Message----- > From: Anton Tagunov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 03:22 > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > Subject: Re: [lang] indexOf not first or last > > Hello Stephen! > > SC> From: "Phil Steitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Gary Gregory wrote: > >> 1. Yes, the name sucks, but nothing nice jumps out at me. Of the > >> alternatives that you have listed, I like "indexOfOccurrence" the best. > >> Another one to consider might be "ordinalIndexOf". > > SC> I think I prefer nthIndexOf, but indexOfOccurance may also be OK. > > nIndexOf was so short to type and easy to remember, ugly, but > laboriolus duck.. > > Anton > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
