# C1.WPF.FlexGrid.ColumnCollection.IndexOf

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<h1 id="C1_WPF_FlexGrid_ColumnCollection_IndexOf_" data-uid="C1.WPF.FlexGrid.ColumnCollection.IndexOf*">IndexOf Method
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<h4 id="C1_WPF_FlexGrid_ColumnCollection_IndexOf_System_String_" data-uid="C1.WPF.FlexGrid.ColumnCollection.IndexOf(System.String)">IndexOf(string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the index of the column with a given name in the collection.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public int IndexOf(string colName)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function IndexOf(colName As String) As Integer</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">colName</span></td>
      <td><p><a class="xref" href="C1.WPF.FlexGrid.Column.ColumnName.html#C1_WPF_FlexGrid_Column_ColumnName">ColumnName</a> to look for.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><p>The index of the column, or -1 if the collection does not contain
any columns with the given name.</p>
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