function is used to find the index of a particular string JAVASCRIPT code example
Example: indexof javascript
//indexOf - JS method to get 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
//Eg with material ui
<Checkbox
checked={value.indexOf(option) > -1}
value={option}
/>