doc/api/core/operators/lastindexof.md
# This is RxJS v 4. [Find the latest version here](https://github.com/reactivex/rxjs)### `Rx.Observable.prototype.lastIndexOf(searchElement, [fromIndex])`[Ⓢ](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/src/core/linq/observable/lastindexof.js "View in source") Returns the last index at which a given element can be found in the observable sequence, or -1 if it is not present. #### Arguments1. `searchElement` *(`Any`)*: The value to locate in the source sequence.2. `[fromIndex]` *(`Number`)*: The index to start the search. If not specified, defaults to 0. #### Returns*(`Observable`)*: And observable sequence containing the last index at which a given element can be found in the observable sequence, or -1 if it is not present. #### Example```js/* Without an index */var source = Rx.Observable.of(1,2,3,1,2,3) .lastIndexOf(3); var subscription = source.subscribe( function (x) { console.log('Next: %s', x); }, function (err) { console.log('Error: %s', err); }, function () { console.log('Completed'); }); // => Next: 5// => Completed /* With an index */var source = Rx.Observable.of(1,2,3,1,2,3) .lastIndexOf(2, 1); var subscription = source.subscribe( function (x) { console.log('Next: %s', x); }, function (err) { console.log('Error: %s', err); }, function () { console.log('Completed'); }); // => Next: 5// => Completed```### Location File:- [`/src/core/linq/observable/lastindexof.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/src/core/linq/observable/lastindexof.js) Dist:- [`rx.all.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.all.js)- [`rx.all.compat.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.all.js)- [`rx.aggregates.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.aggregates.js) Prerequisites:- [`rx.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.js) | [`rx.compat.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.compat.js) | [`rx.lite.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.lite.js) | [`rx.lite.compat.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.lite.compat.js) NPM Packages:- [`rx`](https://www.npmjs.org/package/rx) NuGet Packages:- [`RxJS-All`](http://www.nuget.org/packages/RxJS-All/)- [`RxJS-Aggregates`](http://www.nuget.org/packages/RxJS-Aggregates/) Unit Tests:- [`/tests/observable/lastindexof.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/tests/observable/lastindexof.js)