Searching in Arrays
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// Finding matches in Arrays
// call method and get a single value
// Array.includes(searchElement [, fromIndex]) returns Boolean
// Array.indexOf(searchElement [, fromIndex]) returns -1 or index of first match
// LOOP and return a single value – provides opportunity for more detailed match
// Array.some( callBack [, thisArg]) returns very first true Boolean
// Array.find( callBack [, thisArg]) returns very first value from Array or undefined
let names = ['Walter', 'Jesse', 'Saul', 'Gus', 'Skylar', 'Marie', 'Todd', 'Badger', 'Pete'];
let log = console.log;
//1. Find out if ‘Todd’ or ‘Steve’ is in the Array
let bool = names.includes('Todd');
log(bool); // returns true!
//2. Find out what positions in the Array are ‘Gus’ or ‘Tuco’
let pos = names.indexOf('Gus');
log(pos); // returns 3!
//3. Find out whether anyone in the list has a capital letter ‘M’ in their name
let some = names.some( (name) = > {
if(name.indexOf('M') > -1) {
return true;
});
return false; // undefined will return without this list
}
log(some); // returns true!
//4. Find the first name in the list that is more than 5 characters plus
let find = names.find( (name) => {
if(name.length > 5) {
return name;
}
})
log(find); // returns Walter!
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