Whatever message this page gives is out now! Go check it out!

ArrayFind

Last update:
May 18, 2026
Note:
As of ColdFusion (2021 release), CORBA has been removed. You can no longer use CORBA-related features, functions, and tags.

Description

Searches an array for the first position of a specified object. The function searches for simple objects such as strings and numbers or for complex objects such as structures. When the second parameter is a simple object, string searches are case-sensitive. This function does not support searches for COM and CORBA objects.

Returns

Index in the array of the first match, or 0 if there is no match.

Category

History

ColdFusion (2018 release): Introduced named parameters.

Syntax

arrayFind(array, value)

See also

Parameters

ParameterDescription
array
Array to search in.
callback
Inline function executed for each element in the array. Returns true if the array element matches the search criterion.
value
Value to search for in the array.

Example

<cfscript>
writeDump(ArrayFind(["STRING","string"], "string"));
writeDump(ArrayFind(["STRING","string"], function(s) {if(compare(s, "string")==0) return true; return false;}));
</cfscript>

Share this page

Was this page helpful?
We're glad. Tell us how this page helped.
We're sorry. Can you tell us what didn't work for you?
Thank you for your feedback. Your response will help improve this page.

On this page