RosettaCodeData/Task/Search-a-list/JavaScript/search-a-list-2.js

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JavaScript

for each (var needle in needles) {
var idx = haystack.indexOf(needle);
if (idx == -1)
throw needle + " does not appear in the haystack"
else
print(needle + " appears at index " + idx + " in the haystack");
}
// extra credit
for each (var elem in haystack) {
var first_idx = haystack.indexOf(elem);
var last_idx = haystack.lastIndexOf(elem);
if (last_idx > first_idx) {
print(elem + " last appears at index " + last_idx + " in the haystack");
break
}
}