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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Multiple Items with Arrays Useful Array Methods

Simon Tanner
Simon Tanner
5,776 Points
Posted by Simon Tanner
Simon Tanner
5,776 Points

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Hi, please could you explain why my code logs as undefined and what I need to do to fix it. Thanks!

var fruit = ['apple', 'orange', 'pear'];

var position = function(fruitKind) { 
fruit.indexOf(fruitKind);
};

console.log(position('apple'));

2 Answers

Justin Iezzi
Justin Iezzi
18,199 Points
Justin Iezzi
Justin Iezzi
18,199 Points

Hey Simon,

In order to receive a value from your function call, you'll need a return statement. Since you want to return the index of your specified array element, all you need to do is return fruit.indexOf(fruitKind)

Check it out -

var fruit = ['apple', 'orange', 'pear'];

var position = function(fruitKind) { 
    return fruit.indexOf(fruitKind);
};

console.log(position('apple'));

Hope this helps!

Simon Tanner
Simon Tanner
5,776 Points
Simon Tanner
Simon Tanner
5,776 Points

Oh yes. Great, thanks a lot!