javascript get index of a value 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: get index of element in array javascript

var scores = [10, 20, 30, 10, 40, 20];
console.log(scores.indexOf(30)); // 2
console.log(scores.indexOf(50)); // -1