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Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
The indexOf(String str) method is used to find the index position of the first occurrence of a specified substring within a larger string.
Related terms
lastIndexOf(String str): This method finds the index position of the last occurrence of a specified substring within a larger string.
contains(CharSequence sequence): This method checks if a sequence of characters exists within another string and returns true or false accordingly.
replace(CharSequence target, CharSequence replacement): This method replaces all occurrences of one sequence with another sequence within a given string.