arrayFind

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Availability

This routine is available starting with SIL Engine™ 2.5.7.

Syntax

arrayFind(arrayName, element)

Description

Finds an element inside the collection and returns its index. If the element is not found, it returns -1.

Alias

arrayFind(arrayName, element)

Parameters

Parameter name	Type	Required	Description
arrayName	array	Yes	Array.
element	type of array element	Yes	Element to be found in the array.

Return Type

number

Related routine

arrayFindBinary() - but your array must be sorted prior to that. This routine is for general use. Binary search should be used only for sorted arrays.

Example

return arrayFind(usersInGroups({"jira-users"}), "admin");

The result of the routine is the index of the searched element in the array returned by usersInGroups.

If the array contains duplicates, the routine returns the index of the first occurrence of the searched element.

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