Finding positions of multiple elements in lists

Question

I realise that

Position[{2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64}, 4]

will return

{{2}}

I would like to do something like this:

Position[{2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64}, {4, 32, 64}]

and get

{{2}, {5}, {6}}

I have searched, but can't ind anything - I am clearly missing something obvious :/

Answer 1

Position takes a pattern as last argument. Therefore, the most direct way is

Position[{2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64}, 4 | 32 | 64]

or

Position[{2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64}, Alternatives @@ {4, 32, 64}]

if you have your numbers in a list.

Answer 2

If you want them in the order listed there is the direct approach.

 Flatten[Position[{2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64}, #], 1] & /@ {32, 64,4}

     ->     { {5}, {6}, {2} }