Javascript String regexLastIndexOf(regex, startpos)

String.prototype.regexLastIndexOf = function(regex, startpos) {
    regex = (regex.global) ? regex : new RegExp(regex.source, "g" + (regex.ignoreCase ? "i" : "") + (regex.multiLine ? "m" : ""));
    if(typeof (startpos) == "undefined") {
        startpos = this.length;/*from   ww w . j  a v  a 2  s.  c  o  m*/
    } else if(startpos < 0) {
        startpos = 0;
    }
    var stringToWorkWith = this.substring(0, startpos + 1);
    var lastIndexOf = -1;
    var nextStop = 0;
    while((result = regex.exec(stringToWorkWith)) != null) {
        lastIndexOf = result.index;
        regex.lastIndex = ++nextStop;
    }
    return lastIndexOf;
}