using System; using System.Linq; public class Test { public static void Main() { string[] arrayEnglishMonth = { "JANUARY", "FEBRUARY", "MARCH", "APRIL", "MAY", "JUNE", "JULY", "AUGUST", "SEPTEMBER", "OCTOBER", "NOVEMBER", "DECEMBER" }; var item = arrayEnglishMonth.First(c => c.StartsWith("AUG")); var index = Array.IndexOf(arrayEnglishMonth, item); Console.WriteLine(index); } }