indexOf method in an object array?

Question

What\'s the best method to get the index of an array which contains objects?

Imagine this scenario:

var hello = {
    hello: \'world\',
    foo: \'ba         


        

Answer 1

You can use a native and convenient function Array.prototype.findIndex() basically:

The findIndex() method returns an index in the array, if an element in the array satisfies the provided testing function. Otherwise -1 is returned.

Just a note it is not supported on Internet Explorer, Opera and Safari, but you can use a Polyfill provided in the link below.

More information:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/findIndex

var hello = {
  hello: 'world',
  foo: 'bar'
};
var qaz = {
  hello: 'stevie',
  foo: 'baz'
}

var myArray = [];
myArray.push(hello, qaz);

var index = myArray.findIndex(function(element, index, array) {
  if (element.hello === 'stevie') {
    return true;
  }
});
alert('stevie is at index: ' + index);