doc/api/core/operators/findindex.md
# This is RxJS v 4. [Find the latest version here](https://github.com/reactivex/rxjs)### `Rx.Observable.prototype.findIndex(predicate, [thisArg])`[Ⓢ](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/src/core/linq/observable/findindex.js "View in source") Searches for an element that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, and returns the first occurrence within the entire Observable sequence. #### Arguments1. `predicate` *(`Function`)*: A function to test each source element for a condition; The callback is called with the following information: 1. the value of the element 2. the index of the element 3. the Observable object being subscribed2. `[thisArg]` *(`Any`)*: Object to use as `this` when executing the predicate. #### Returns*(`Observable`)*: An Observable sequence with the first element that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, if found; otherwise, undefined. #### Example```js/* Found an element */var array = [1,2,3,4]; var source = Rx.Observable.from(array) .findIndex(function (x, i, obs) { return x === 1; }); var subscription = source.subscribe( function (x) { console.log('Next: %s', x); }, function (err) { console.log('Error: %s', err); }, function () { console.log('Completed'); }); // => Next: 0// => Completed /* Not found */var array = [1,2,3,4]; var source = Rx.Observable.from(array) .findIndex(function (x, i, obs) { return x === 5; }); var subscription = source.subscribe( function (x) { console.log('Next: %s', x); }, function (err) { console.log('Error: %s', err); }, function () { console.log('Completed'); }); // => Next: -1// => Completed``` ### Location File:- [`/src/core/linq/observable/findindex.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/src/core/linq/observable/findindex.js) Dist:- [`rx.all.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.all.js)- [`rx.all.compat.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.all.js)- [`rx.aggregates.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.aggregates.js) Prerequisites:- [`rx.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.js) | [`rx.compat.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.compat.js) | [`rx.lite.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.lite.js) | [`rx.lite.compat.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/dist/rx.lite.compat.js) NPM Packages:- [`rx`](https://www.npmjs.org/package/rx) NuGet Packages:- [`RxJS-All`](http://www.nuget.org/packages/RxJS-All/)- [`RxJS-Aggregates`](http://www.nuget.org/packages/RxJS-Aggregates/) Unit Tests:- [`/tests/observable/findindex.js`](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/tests/observable/findindex.js)