indexof array javascript 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: javascript indexof

//indexOf getting index of array element, returns -1 if not found
var colors=["red","green","blue"];
var pos=colors.indexOf("blue");//2

//indexOf getting index of sub string, returns -1 if not found
var str = "We got a poop cleanup on isle 4.";
var strPos = str.indexOf("poop");//9

Example 3: js get index of item in array

array.indexOf("item");

Example 4: index of value in array

// for dictionary case use findIndex 
var imageList = [
   {value: 100},
   {value: 200},
   {value: 300},
   {value: 400},
   {value: 500}
];
var index = imageList.findIndex(img => img.value === 200);

Example 5: js array get index

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

Example 6: javasript array indexof

var array = [2, 9, 9];
array.indexOf(2);     // 0
array.indexOf(7);     // -1
array.indexOf(9, 2);  // 2
array.indexOf(2, -1); // -1
array.indexOf(2, -3); // 0

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