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function firstNotNullishOf
import { firstNotNullishOf } from "https://deno.land/std@0.139.0/collections/mod.ts";

Applies the given selector to elements in the given array until a value is produced that is neither null nor undefined and returns that value Returns undefined if no such value is produced

Example:

import { firstNotNullishOf } from "https://deno.land/std@0.139.0/collections/mod.ts";
import { assertEquals } from "https://deno.land/std@0.139.0/testing/asserts.ts";

const tables = [
    { number: 11, order: null },
    { number: 12, order: 'Soup' },
    { number: 13, order: 'Salad' },
]
const nextOrder = firstNotNullishOf(tables, it => it.order)

assertEquals(nextOrder, 'Soup')

Parameters

array: readonly T[]
selector: (item: T) => O | undefined | null

Returns

NonNullable<O> | undefined