getAdjacentToValue(
      {
           value: anyExceptObject,
           offset: integer,
           howMany: integer_greater_than_zero
      },
      array
): any[]

Returns howMany adjacent items from array, starting with, or close to, value.
Exactly where the selection starts is decided by offset, which is the position,
relative to value, where to begin the selection. For example, if offset is 0,
then the selection begins at value. If -1, it begins one place to the left of
value. If 1, it begins one place to the right.

array is not modified.

Note: the function only works with the first found instance of value.

Examples

let array = [1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17];

getAdjacentToValue({value: 7, offset: 0, howMany: 3},  array);
// --> [7, 9, 11]

getAdjacentToValue({value: 7, offset: 2, howMany: 3},  array);
// --> [11, 13, 15]

array = [1, 3, ['hello','goodbye'], 15, 17];

getAdjacentToValue(
    {value: ['hello','goodbye'], offset: -1, howMany: 2},  
    array
);
// --> [ 3, ['hello','goodbye'] ]

Installation

npm i @writetome51/array-get-adjacent-to-value

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// if using Typescript:
import {getAdjacentToValue} from '@writetome51/array-get-adjacent-to-value';
// if using ES5 Javascript:
var getAdjacentToValue = 
    require('@writetome51/array-get-adjacent-to-value').getAdjacentToValue;