indexOf

Return the index of the first element which equals a provided search element.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/array-base-index-of

Usage

var indexOf = require( '@stdlib/array-base-index-of' );

indexOf( x, searchElement, fromIndex, equalNaNs )

Returns the index of the first element which equals a provided search element.

var x = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ];

var idx = indexOf( x, 3, 0, false );
// returns 2

If the function is unable to find an element which equals a provided search element, the function returns -1.

var x = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ];

var idx = indexOf( x, 7, 0, false );
// returns -1

To begin searching from specific index, provide a non-zero fromIndex argument.

var x = [ 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 3 ];

var idx = indexOf( x, 2, 3, false );
// returns 4

If fromIndex is less than zero, the starting index is resolved relative to the last array element, with the last array element corresponding to fromIndex = -1.

var x = [ 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 3 ];

var idx = indexOf( x, 2, -4, false );
// returns 4

When searching for a search element, the function checks for strict equality. As a consequence, NaN values are considered distinct. In order to resolve the first element which is NaN, set the equalNaNs argument to true.

var x = [ 1, 2, 3, NaN, 5, 6 ];

var idx = indexOf( x, NaN, 0, false );
// returns -1

idx = indexOf( x, NaN, 0, true );
// returns 3

Notes

• If provided an array-like object having an indexOf method and equalNaNs is false, the function defers execution to that method and assumes that the method API has the following signature:

  x.indexOf( searchElement, fromIndex )

• If provided an array-like object without an indexOf method or if equalNaNs is true, the function performs a linear scan and returns immediately upon finding a match.

Examples

var indexOf = require( '@stdlib/array-base-index-of' );

var x = [ 'foo', 'bar', 'beep', 'boop', 'foo', 'bar' ];

var idx = indexOf( x, 'beep', 0, false );
// returns 2

idx = indexOf( x, 'bop', 0, false );
// returns -1

idx = indexOf( x, 'foo', 1, false );
// returns 4

idx = indexOf( x, 'foo', -4, false );
// returns 4

idx = indexOf( x, 'foo', 5, false );
// returns -1

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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License

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