javascript find first item in array code example

Example 1: get first 10 items of array javascript

const list = ['apple', 'banana', 'orange', 'strawberry']
const size = 3
const items = list.slice(0, size) // res: ['apple', 'banana', 'orange']

Example 2: javascript array.find

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

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

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

Example 3: js array find

var ages = [3, 10, 18, 20];

function checkAdult(age) {
  return age >= 18;
}
/* find() runs the input function agenst all array components
   till the function returns a value
*/
ages.find(checkAdult);

Example 4: find in js

The first element that will be found by that function
const f = array1.find(e => e > 10);

Example 5: javascript get first element of array

let mylist = ['one','two','three','last']
mylist[0],mylist[1],mylist[2],mylist[3]//this is called indexing and slicing in python
//in javascript it called getting elements in array