find method javascript code example

Example 1: find element in array javascript

const simpleArray = [3, 5, 7, 15];
const objectArray = [{ name: 'John' }, { name: 'Emma' }]

console.log( simpleArray.find(e => e === 7) )
// expected output 7

console.log( simpleArray.find(e => e === 10) )
// expected output undefined

console.log( objectArray.find(e => e.name === 'John') )
// expected output { name: 'John' }

Example 2: javascript find

const inventory = [
  {name: 'apples', quantity: 2},
  {name: 'cherries', quantity: 8}
  {name: 'bananas', quantity: 0},
  {name: 'cherries', quantity: 5}
  {name: 'cherries', quantity: 15}
  
];

const result = inventory.find( ({ name }) => name === 'cherries' );

console.log(result) // { name: 'cherries', quantity: 5 }

Example 3: javascript find object by property in array

// To find a specific object in an array of objects
myObj = myArrayOfObjects.find(obj => obj.prop === 'something');

Example 4: javascript array.find

const array1 = [5, 12, 8, 130, 44];

const found = array1.find(element => element > 10);

console.log(found);
// expected output: 12

Example 5: array find

const array1 = [5, 12, 8, 130, 44];

const found = array1.find(element => element > 10);

console.log(found);
// expected output: 12

Example 6: find method javascript

const inventory = [
  {name: 'apples', quantity: 2},
  {name: 'bananas', quantity: 0},
  {name: 'cherries', quantity: 5}
];

function isCherries(fruit) { 
  return fruit.name === 'cherries';
}

console.log(inventory.find(isCherries)); 
// { name: 'cherries', quantity: 5 }