javascript find an element in array

indexOf - return index of first occurrence:

var beasts = ['ant', 'bison', 'camel', 'duck', 'bison'];



console.log(beasts.indexOf('bison')); // expected output: 1



// start from index 2

console.log(beasts.indexOf('bison', 2)); // expected output: 4



console.log(beasts.indexOf('giraffe')); // expected output: -1

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