# Re: String search backwards?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-string-search-backwards/53080>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 24, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-string-search-backwards/53080 "2006-01-24T21:10:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-string-search-backwards/53080/1 "2006-01-24T21:10:42Z")

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n = orig\_str.rindex(sub\_str)

Does it help?  
Gennady.

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**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-string-search-backwards/53080/2 "2006-01-24T21:15:05Z")

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Gennady B. wrote:

> n = orig\_str.rindex(sub\_str)

Thanks. Obviously I have a reading deficiency.