javascript findIndex callback arguments

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I'm new to javascript.

I'm trying to find the index of a specific element in an array. I read about that I can use findIndex to loop through an array. But it seems that findIndex only accept three arguments: element, index and array. What if I want change the object that is used to be compared.

For example, I want for find the index of string 'b' in array ['a','b','c'],

var position = ['a','b','c'].findIndex(function(element, index, array){return element==='b'})

but how do I pass 'b' as parameters that I can change to callback function

Thanks

"findIndex only accept three arguments" not really. findIndex accepts 2 arguments: callback and optional context. It is a callback that is being called with 3 arguments. — Yury Tarabanko
– Yury Tarabanko, Commented Jul 27, 2017 at 11:27

kind user · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-27 11:21:25Z

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What about indexOf function? You just have to pass one argument, as searched element.

let arr = ['a','b','c'];

console.log(arr.indexOf('b'));

answered Jul 27, 2017 at 11:21

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Jankapunkt · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-27 11:26:40Z

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You can define the wanted character from the outside context inside the callback function:

var wantedChar = 'c';
var position = ['a','b','c'].findIndex(function(element, index, array){return element===wantedChar})

console.log(position);

By doing so, you can wrap all that up in a function:

var findPos = function(arr, char){
    return arr.findIndex(function(element, index, array){return element===char});
}
console.log(findPos(['a','b','c'], 'c'));

Note: as already suggested, it makes more sense to use indexOf when just comparing strings. The findIndexfunction in combination with a custom callback is there for more sophisticated search, e.g. when dealing with complex structured objects.

answered Jul 27, 2017 at 11:26

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vicky patel · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-27 12:04:51Z

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function getPosition(){
var position = ["a","b","c"];
var a = position.indexOf("b");
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = a;
}

<button onclick="getPosition()">button</button>
<p id="demo"></p>

answered Jul 27, 2017 at 12:04

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