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-- Copyright (C) 2009 - 2015, ruki All rights reserved.
--
-- @author      ruki
-- @file        string.lua
--

-- define module: string
local string = string or {}

-- find the last substring with the given pattern
function string.find_last(self, pattern, plain)
    -- find the last substring
    local curr = 0
    repeat
        local next = self:find(pattern, curr + 1, plain)
        if next then
            curr = next
        end
    until (not next)

    -- found?
    if curr > 0 then
        return curr
    end
end

-- return module: string
return string