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---
id: a6e40f1041b06c996f7b2406
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title: Finders Keepers
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challengeType: 5
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forumTopicId: 16016
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dashedName: finders-keepers
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---
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# --description--
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Create a function that looks through an array `arr` and returns the first element in it that passes a 'truth test'. This means that given an element `x` , the 'truth test' is passed if `func(x)` is `true` . If no element passes the test, return `undefined` .
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# --hints--
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`findElement([1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10], function(num) { return num % 2 === 0; })` should return 8.
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```js
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assert.strictEqual(
findElement([1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10], function (num) {
return num % 2 === 0;
}),
8
);
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```
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`findElement([1, 3, 5, 9], function(num) { return num % 2 === 0; })` should return undefined.
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```js
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assert.strictEqual(
findElement([1, 3, 5, 9], function (num) {
return num % 2 === 0;
}),
undefined
);
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```
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# --seed--
## --seed-contents--
```js
function findElement(arr, func) {
let num = 0;
return num;
}
findElement([1, 2, 3, 4], num => num % 2 === 0);
```
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# --solutions--
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```js
function findElement(arr, func) {
return arr.filter(func)[0];
}
findElement([1, 2, 3, 4], num => num % 2 === 0);
```