Find First

Find the first value that matches a target.

find_first.lua

local needle = 
local found = "none"

for _, color in ipairs({"red", "green", "blue"}) do
  if found == "none" and color == needle then
    found = color
  end
end

print("needle=" .. needle)
print("found=" .. found)

local needle = 
local found = "none"

for _, color in ipairs({"red", "green", "blue"}) do
  if found == "none" and color == needle then
    found = color
  end
end

print("needle=" .. needle)
print("found=" .. found)

local needle = 
local found = "none"

for _, color in ipairs({"red", "green", "blue"}) do
  if found == "none" and color == needle then
    found = color
  end
end

print("needle=" .. needle)
print("found=" .. found)

find value Finding keeps a result variable and only changes it when a matching element is seen.