how to use the closestindexto function from the date-fns library in typescript

The closestIndexTo function from the date-fns library can be used to find the index of the date closest to a given date from an array of dates. Here is an example of how to use the closestIndexTo function in TypeScript:

  1. Install the date-fns library using npm or yarn:

    npm install date-fns
    
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    or

    yarn add date-fns
    
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  2. Import the closestIndexTo function from the date-fns library:

    index.ts
    import { closestIndexTo } from 'date-fns';
    
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  3. Create an array of dates:

    index.ts
    const dates = [
      new Date(2022, 0, 1),
      new Date(2022, 0, 2),
      new Date(2022, 0, 3),
      new Date(2022, 0, 4),
      new Date(2022, 0, 5),
    ];
    
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  4. Call the closestIndexTo function with the target date and the array of dates:

    index.ts
    const targetDate = new Date(2022, 0, 6);
    const closestIndex = closestIndexTo(targetDate, dates);
    
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    The closestIndex variable will contain the index of the date closest to the targetDate in the dates array.

Here is the complete example code:

index.ts
import { closestIndexTo } from 'date-fns';

const dates = [
  new Date(2022, 0, 1),
  new Date(2022, 0, 2),
  new Date(2022, 0, 3),
  new Date(2022, 0, 4),
  new Date(2022, 0, 5),
];

const targetDate = new Date(2022, 0, 6);
const closestIndex = closestIndexTo(targetDate, dates);

console.log(closestIndex); // Output: 4
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