index of item javascript code example

Example 1: 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 2: make indexOF in js

function indexOf(arr, value) {
  for (let [i, e] of arr.entries()) {
    if (value == e) return i;
  }
  return -1;
}
indexOf([1,2,3], 2);                     //returns 1