what is array find() in JavaScript

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find() runs a function on every element in an array to find a element that returns a truthy value. If a truthy value isn’t returned undefined is returned.

The function passed into find() takes in these parameters:

An example of find() would be to find ‘orange’ in an array.

JavaScript

const fruits = ['apple', 'orange', 'banana'];
const findOrange = fruits.find((fruit, index, array) => {
    // apple, 0, ['apple', 'orange', 'banana']
    // orange, 1, ['apple', 'orange', 'banana']
    return fruit === 'orange';
});
console.log(findOrange);
// orange

summary of find()

find() is used to find an element in an array.

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