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Finds the last index of the given object in the array starting at the given index.

      
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import java.lang.reflect.Array;


/**
 * <p>Operations on arrays, primitive arrays (like <code>int[]</code>) and
 * primitive wrapper arrays (like <code>Integer[]</code>).</p>
 * 
 * <p>This class tries to handle <code>null</code> input gracefully.
 * An exception will not be thrown for a <code>null</code>
 * array input. However, an Object array that contains a <code>null</code>
 * element may throw an exception. Each method documents its behaviour.</p>
 *
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Moritz Petersen
 * @author <a href="mailto:fredrik@westermarck.com">Fredrik Westermarck</a>
 * @author Nikolay Metchev
 * @author Matthew Hawthorne
 * @author Tim O'Brien
 * @author Pete Gieser
 * @author Gary Gregory
 * @author <a href="mailto:equinus100@hotmail.com">Ashwin S</a>
 * @author Maarten Coene
 * @since 2.0
 * @version $Id: ArrayUtils.java 632503 2008-03-01 00:21:52Z ggregory $
 */
public class Main {

  /**
   * <p>Finds the last index of the given object in the array starting at the given index.</p>
   *
   * <p>This method returns {@link #INDEX_NOT_FOUND} (<code>-1</code>) for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
   *
   * <p>A negative startIndex will return {@link #INDEX_NOT_FOUND} (<code>-1</code>). A startIndex larger than
   * the array length will search from the end of the array.</p>
   * 
   * @param array  the array to traverse for looking for the object, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param objectToFind  the object to find, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param startIndex  the start index to travers backwards from
   * @return the last index of the object within the array,
   *  {@link #INDEX_NOT_FOUND} (<code>-1</code>) if not found or <code>null</code> array input
   */
  public static int lastIndexOf(Object[] array, Object objectToFind, int startIndex) {
      if (array == null) {
          return -1;
      }
      if (startIndex < 0) {
          return -1;
      } else if (startIndex >= array.length) {
          startIndex = array.length - 1;
      }
      if (objectToFind == null) {
          for (int i = startIndex; i >= 0; i--) {
              if (array[i] == null) {
                  return i;
              }
          }
      } else {
          for (int i = startIndex; i >= 0; i--) {
              if (objectToFind.equals(array[i])) {
                  return i;
              }
          }
      }
      return -1;
  }

}

   
    
    
    
    
    
  








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