indexOf

searches an array for a specified item and returns its position

Syntax


                indexOf(val, start)

Returns


            int position of the specified item

Parameters

val (var): specified item
start (integer): index to start from

Usage

var data = ['this', 'is', 'an', 'example', 'array',];
var test = data.indexOf('example');
echo(test);

// returns 3 as 'example' is the third index