Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified element in this list, searching forwards from index, or returns -1 if the element is not found. More formally, returns the lowest index i such that (i >= index && (e==null ? get(i)==null : e.equals(get(i)))), or -1 if there is no such index.

Parameters:

e		element to search for
index		index to start searching from

Returns:  the index of the first occurrence of the element in this list at position index or later in the list; -1 if the element is not found.

Exceptions:

IndexOutOfBoundsException

if the specified index is negative