get the index of an item in an array in javascript code example

Example 1: javascript get index of object with value in array

// Get index of object with specific value in array
const needle = 3;
const haystack = [{ id: 1 }, { id: 2 }, { id: 3 }];
const index = haystack.findIndex(item => item.id === needle);

Example 2: js array get index

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