JavaScript Array Search

JavaScript Array indexOf()

The indexOf() method searches an array for an element value and returns its position.

Note: The first item has position 0, the second item has position 1, and so on.

Example

Search an array for the item “Apple”:

const fruits = ["Apple", "Orange", "Apple", "Mango"];
let position = fruits.indexOf("Apple") + 1;

Syntax

array.indexOf(item, start)
item Required. The item to search for.
start Optional. Where to start the search. Negative values will start at the given position counting from the end, and search to the end.

Array.indexOf() returns -1 if the item is not found. Continue reading JavaScript Array Search