jQuery inArray how to use it right

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First time I work with jQuery.inArray() and it acts kinda strange.

If the object is in the array, it will return 0, but 0 is false in Javascript. So the following will output: "is NOT in array"

var myarray = [];
myarray.push("test");

if(jQuery.inArray("test", myarray)) {
    console.log("is in array");
} else {
    console.log("is NOT in array");
}

I will have to change the if statement to:

if(jQuery.inArray("test", myarray)==0)

But this makes the code unreadable. Especially for someone who doesn't know this function. They will expect that jQuery.inArray("test", myarray) gives true when "test" is in the array.

So my question is, why is it done this way? I realy dislike this. But there must be a good reason to do it like that.

Jun 21, 2022 in JQuery by gaurav
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1 answer to this question.

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inArray returns the index of the element in the array, not a boolean indicating if the item exists in the array. If the element was not found, -1 will be returned.

So, to check if an item is in the array, use:

if(jQuery.inArray("test", myarray) !== -1)
answered Jun 21, 2022 by rajatha
• 7,640 points

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