package arrayex

import (
	"regexp"
	"strings"
)

func IndexOf(a []string, e interface{}) int {
	n := len(a)
	var i int = 0
	for ; i < n; i++ {
		if cmp(e, a[i]) == 0 {
			return i
		}
	}
	return -1
}
func cmp(a interface{}, b interface{}) int {
	s1 := a.(string)
	s2 := b.(string)
	if strings.Index(s2, "*") > -1 {
		h, _ := regexp.MatchString(strings.Replace(s2, "*", ".*", 1), s1)
		if h {
			return 0
		}
	}
	return strings.Compare(s1, s2)
}