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How to get the index of a particular value/entry in a list?

Neo

I have the following list, how do I get the index of SplPparameter?

myList = {paramter1, parameter2, parameter3, Splparameter, parameterN, parameterEnd};

Ans is 4 in the above example.

Accepted answers

txnelson

Here are a couple of ways to handle your question.

Names Default To Here( 1 );
// My solution when list items are expressions
myList = {paramter1, parameter2, parameter3, Splparameter, parameterN, parameterEnd};

For( i = 1, i <= N Items( mylist ), i++,
	If( myList[i] == Parse( "Splparameter" ),
		Break()
	)
);
Show( i );

// If elements are strings the contains can be used
myList = {"paramter1", "parameter2", "parameter3", "Splparameter", "parameterN", "parameterEnd"};
i = Contains( myList, "Splparameter" );

//  Same using Loc() function
i = loc(mylist,"Splparameter" );

All comments

txnelson

Here are a couple of ways to handle your question.

Names Default To Here( 1 );
// My solution when list items are expressions
myList = {paramter1, parameter2, parameter3, Splparameter, parameterN, parameterEnd};

For( i = 1, i <= N Items( mylist ), i++,
	If( myList[i] == Parse( "Splparameter" ),
		Break()
	)
);
Show( i );

// If elements are strings the contains can be used
myList = {"paramter1", "parameter2", "parameter3", "Splparameter", "parameterN", "parameterEnd"};
i = Contains( myList, "Splparameter" );

//  Same using Loc() function
i = loc(mylist,"Splparameter" );

ian_jmp

In the case of expressions, you can also use 'Loc()' (which returns a column vector):

Names Default To Here( 1 );

myList = {paramter1, parameter2, parameter3, Splparameter, parameterN, parameterEnd, Splparameter};
Print(loc(mylist, Expr(Splparameter)));

Mark_Bailey

If you know that the items are expressions, then this shorter code will work.

Names Default To Here( 1 );
// My solution when list items are expressions
myList = {paramter1, parameter2, parameter3, Splparameter, parameterN, parameterEnd};
Contains( myList, Expr( Splparameter ) );

If not, then you need a more general code like the one provided by @txnelson