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# find

## Description

Returns the position of an element in a list or the element at a specified position.

## Input / Parameter

| Name     | Description                 | Input Type | Default | Options | Required                        |
| -------- | --------------------------- | ---------- | ------- | ------- | ------------------------------- |
| data     | The list to be searched.    | List       | -       | -       | Yes                             |
| value    | The element to look for.    | Any        | -       | -       | Partial (Yes if no 'position'.) |
| position | The position to search for. | Number     | -       | -       | Partial (Yes if no 'value'.)    |

## Output

| Description                                                            | Output Type |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| Returns the position of the element in the list or the element itself. | Number      |

## Example

In this example, we will find the value of an element in a list based on the index and print the result in the console.

### Step

1. Drag a `button` component to the canvas and open the `Action` tab. Select the `press` event of the button and drag the `Log.write` function to the event flow.
2. Call the function `List.find` inside the `Log.write` function.
3. Then call the function `Conversion.toList` inside the `data` parameter of the `List.find` function.
4. Enter the `value` parameter to return the position of the value in the list or enter the `position` parameter to return the value that is in that position in the list. In this example, we will enter the `position` parameter.

   ![](/files/OU7EIwRniuE27tGKaPh1)

### Result

1. The console will print the position of the element specified or the element at the position specified.
2. In this example, the value that will be printed is `3`, as it is the element at position '2' in the list that was passed. (Note: position in a list starts from value '0')

   ![](/files/7T1uYLJbH1WCUxNVSRE1)

## Links

### Related Information

See also:

* Functions
  * [Conversion.toList](https://github.com/OrangeKloud/emobiq-documentation/blob/master/document/client/2-5-actions-and-visual-logic/action-reference/react-native/Conversion/toList/toList.md)


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