array get index code example

Example 1: how to find the index of a value in an array in javascript

var list = ["apple","banana","orange"]

var index_of_apple = list.indexOf("apple") // 0

Example 2: js find index in list

let myList = ['foo', 'bar', 'qux'];

myList.indexOf('bar');	// 1

Example 3: get index of element in array js

const beasts = ['ant', 'bison', 'camel', 'duck', 'bison'];

console.log(beasts.indexOf('bison'));
// expected output: 1

// start from index 2
console.log(beasts.indexOf('bison', 2));
// expected output: 4

console.log(beasts.indexOf('giraffe'));
// expected output: -1

//*** Thanks to MDN Web Docs ***//
//https://developer.mozilla.org/fr/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Objets_globaux/Array/indexOf

Example 4: js get index of item in array

array.indexOf("item");

Example 5: js array get index

var fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Apple", "Mango"];
return fruits.indexOf("Apple"); // Returns 2

Example 6: get index of element in array javascript

var scores = [10, 20, 30, 10, 40, 20];
console.log(scores.indexOf(30)); // 2
console.log(scores.indexOf(50)); // -1