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# indexWhere

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

## indexWhere(Array<T>, (item: T) -> Boolean): Number

Returns the index of the first occurrence of an element that matches a condition within the array.

_Introduced in DataWeave 2.2.0. Supported by Mule 4.2 and later._

### Parameters

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><code>array</code></p></td><td><p>The array of elements.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><code>condition</code></p></td><td><p>The condition (or expression) used to match an element in the array.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example

This example returns the index of the value from the input array that matches the condition in the
lambda expression, `(item) → item startsWith "Jul"`.

#### Source

```DataWeave
%dw 2.0
import * from dw::core::Arrays
output application/json
var users = ["Mariano", "Leandro", "Julian"]
---
users indexWhere (item) -> item startsWith "Jul"
```

#### Output

```json
2
```