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# IndexOf function should check the first character

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `csharp-best-practices/indexof-checks`

**Language:** C#

**Severity:** Warning

**Category:** Error Prone

## Description{% #description %}

When using `Indexof` or `LastIndexOf`, using `> 0` may miss the first item of the collection (string, list, etc). Instead, the code should use `>=0` to take the first element into account.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```csharp
using System.Net;

class MyClass {
    public static void routine(string str, string str2)
    {
        str.IndexOf(str2)>0;
        str.IndexOf(str2)>0;
        str.LastIndexOf(str2)>0;
    }
}
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```csharp
using System.Net;

class MyClass {
    public static void routine(string str, string str2)
    {
        str.IndexOf(str2)>=0;
        str.IndexOf(str2)>=0;
        str.LastIndexOf(str2)>=0;
        if (serverPackages.Any(x => x.Version.CompareTo(currentVersion) > 0)) {
            
        }
    }
}
```
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