C# third index of a character in a string

Question

is there a command that can get the third index of a character in a string? For example:

error: file.ext: line 10: invalid command [test:)]

Answer 1

This has already been answered several very good ways - but I decided to try and write it using Expressions.

private int? GetNthOccurrance(string inputString, char charToFind, int occurranceToFind)
{
    int totalOccurrances = inputString.ToCharArray().Count(c => c == charToFind);
    if (totalOccurrances < occurranceToFind || occurranceToFind <= 0)
    {
        return null;
    }

    var charIndex =
        Enumerable.Range(0, inputString.Length - 1)
            .Select(r => new { Position = r, Char = inputString[r], Count = 1 })
            .Where(r => r.Char == charToFind);


    return charIndex
        .Select(c => new
        {
            c.Position,
            c.Char,
            Count = charIndex.Count(c2 => c2.Position <= c.Position)
        })
        .Where(r => r.Count == occurranceToFind)
        .Select(r => r.Position)
        .First();
}

and Tests to prove it too:

Assert.AreEqual(0, GetNthOccurrance(input, 'h', 1)); 
Assert.AreEqual(3, GetNthOccurrance(input, 'l', 2));
Assert.IsNull(GetNthOccurrance(input, 'z', 1));
Assert.IsNull(GetNthOccurrance(input, 'h', 10));